accelerant
Meanings
Plural: accelerants
Noun
- Any substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process.
- 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.
- Any substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process.
- A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber.
- Something that speeds up a process or the uptake of something else.
Adj
- Causing acceleration or speeding up; accelerating.
Origin / Etymology
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).
Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 18
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