accelerant

ac·cel·er·ant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ak-sel-er-uh nt]
- /ækˈsɛl ər ənt/
- /əkˈselərənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ak-sel-er-uh nt]
- /ækˈsɛl ər ənt/

Definitions of accelerant word

abbreviation ACCELERANT accelerating 3
noun accelerant something that increases the speed of a process 3
noun accelerant catalyst 3
noun accelerant something that speeds up a process. 1
noun accelerant Chemistry. accelerator (def 5). 1
noun accelerant a substance that accelerates the spread of fire or makes a fire more intense: Arson was suspected when police found accelerants at the scene of the fire. 1

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Origin of accelerant

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

1915-20; < Latin accelerant- (stem of accelerāns) hastening (present participle of accelerāre). See accelerate

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Parts of speech for Accelerant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Accelerant

accelerant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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