accelerant
See also: accélérant
English
Etymology
- First attested in 1854.
- accelerate + -ant
Pronunciation
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
- (figurative) Something that speeds up a process or speeds up the uptake of something.
- 2019 January 26, Kitty Empire, “The Streets review – the agony and ecstasy of a great everyman”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Skinner can be credited with pouring lots of accelerant on pop in his time. In his absence, Caribbean-derived UK bass music became the de facto sound of British youth.
Translations
substance that can bond, mix, or disturb another substance
substance that accelerates the devolpment of a fire
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substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber
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See also
References
- “accelerant”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Catalan
Verb
accelerant
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Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) accelerant