ALL meanings of accelerant
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A a - 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
- noun accelerant A substance used to aid the spread of fire. 1
- noun accelerant (chemistry) Any substance that can bond, mix, or disturb another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process. 0
- noun accelerant A substance that accelerates the development of a fire; especially some petroleum product used to spread an act of arson. 0
- noun accelerant (chemistry) A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber. 0