accelerant
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accelerant
- /əkˈsɛləɹ(ə)nt/ UK
- /æk-/ UK
- /əkˈsɛləɹənt/ US
- /æk-/ US
Where it comes from
From accelerate + -ant (suffix forming agent nouns from verbs, or forming adjectives with senses of being prone or tending to do the actions of verbs).
noun accelerants
- In the context of fire protection, a substance that accelerates the development of a fire, especially some hydrocarbon-based fuel used to spread a fire caused by arson. Accelerant was poured across the beds where the two daughters of a family in Cheshire, Conn., had been tied before a fire during a home invasion in 2007, a fire investigator told jurors on Friday.
- A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber.
- Something that speeds up a process or the uptake of something else. Hello Neighbor’s experience reflects the rise of video sites like YouTube as an accelerant for the video game business.
adjective more accelerant · most accelerant
- Causing acceleration or speeding up; accelerating.
Translations
Every language
noun substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a chemical process
| 日本語 | 促進剤 sokushinzai |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Beschleuniger |
| Italiano | accelerante |
| Русский | ускори́тель uskorítelʹ |
noun substance that accelerates the development of a fire
| Deutsch | Brandbeschleuniger |
|---|
adj causing acceleration or speeding up
| Italiano | accelerante |
|---|
Talk about this word "accelerant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/accelerant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. accelerant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/accelerant "accelerant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/accelerant.Cite this
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title = {accelerant},
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