Accelerant Definition

ăk-sĕlər-ənt
accelerants
noun
A highly flammable substance used to start a fire intentionally.
American Heritage
Something that increases the speed of a process.
Webster's New World
A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction, especially by catalysis.
American Heritage

Catalyst.

Webster's New World
A highly flammable substance used to start a fire intentionally.
American Heritage
adjective
Accelerating.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Accelerant

Noun

Singular:
accelerant
Plural:
accelerants

Origin of Accelerant

  • accelerate +‎ -ant

    From Wiktionary

  • First attested in 1854.

    From Wiktionary

Accelerant Sentence Examples

  • The dog is trained to indicate the presence of any fire accelerant.

  • Layers of comfrey can be placed on the compost heap from time to time to act as a compost accelerant.

  • Offenders poured an accelerant onto front doors of the houses and through letterboxes and set alight using matches.

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Words Starting With

AACACC

Words Ending With

TNTANT

Unscrambles

accelerant

Words Starting With A and Ending With T

Starts With A & Ends With TStarts With AC & Ends With TStarts With A & Ends With NT

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10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With A10 Letter Words Ending With T