accelerant

English

Wikipedia

Noun

accelerant (plural accelerants)

1. (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.
2. A substance that accelerates the development of a fire; especially some petroleum product used to spread an act of arson
3. A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber

Translations

substance that can bond, mix, or disturb another substance

Japanese: 促進剤 (ja) (そくしんざい, sokushinzai)

substance that accelerates the devolpment of a fire

substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber

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Italian: accelerante (it) m.

See also

• catalyst

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Catalan

Verb

accelerant

1. Present participle of accelerar.

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Latin

Verb

accelerant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of accelerō