English Explanatory Dictionary

accelerant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber.
  4. Something that speeds up a process or the uptake of something else.
adj
  1. Causing acceleration or speeding up; accelerating.

Pronunciation

/əkˈsɛləɹ(ə)nt/ /æk-/ /əkˈsɛləɹənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-accelerant.wav

Word forms

accelerant accelerants more accelerant most accelerant

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).

Related words

accelerate accelerated accelerating acceleration accelerator nonaccelerated nonaccelerating unaccelerate unaccelerated unaccelerating catalyst

Translations

Finnish: kiihdyke Finnish: kiihdyte Finnish: kiihdytin German: Beschleuniger Italian: accelerante Japanese: 促進剤 Russian: ускори́тель
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