accelerant

UK /əkˈsɛləɹ(ə)nt/ US /əkˈsɛləɹənt/
noun 3adj 1

Definitions

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.

Accelerant was poured across the beds where the two daughters of a family in Cheshire, Conn., had been tied before a fire during a home invasion in 2007, a fire investigator told jurors on Friday.

2

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.

3

Something that speeds up a process or the uptake of something else.

Hello Neighbor’s experience reflects the rise of video sites like YouTube as an accelerant for the video game business.

[Mike] 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.

adj

1

Causing acceleration or speeding up; accelerating.

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