accelerant

== English == === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əkˈsɛləɹ(ə)nt/, /æk-/ (General American) IPA(key): /əkˈsɛləɹənt/, /æk-/ Hyphenation: ac‧cel‧er‧ant === Noun === accelerant (plural accelerants) (chemistry) 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. In the context of fire protection, a substance that accelerates the development of a fire, especially some hydrocarbon-based fuel used to spread a fire caused by arson. A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber. (figurative) Something that speeds up a process or the uptake of something else. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== catalyst === Adjective === accelerant (comparative more accelerant, superlative most accelerant) Causing acceleration or speeding up; accelerating. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === accelerant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Catalan == === Pronunciation === === Verb === accelerant gerund of accelerar == Latin == === Verb === accelerant third-person plural present active indicative of accelerō