accelerant
noun
- substance used to accelerate a process or chemical reaction
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /əkˈsɛləɹ(ə)nt/ / /æk-/ / /əkˈsɛləɹənt/
adj
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).
- Causing acceleration or speeding up; accelerating.
noun
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).
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.”