accelerant
See also: accélérant
English
Etymology
- First attested in 1854.
- accelerate + -ant
Noun
accelerant (plural accelerants)
- (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.
- A substance that accelerates the development of a fire; especially some petroleum product used to spread an act of arson
- (chemistry) A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber
Translations
substance that can bond, mix, or disturb another substance
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substance that accelerates the devolpment of a fire
substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber
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See also
Catalan
Verb
accelerant
- present participle of accelerar
Latin
Verb
accelerant
- third-person plural present active indicative of accelerō
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