accelerant

Meaning

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

Adj

Causing acceleration or speeding up; accelerating.

Synonyms

accelerator

activator

catalyst

catalyzer

energizer

stimulant

catalytic agent

accelerating agent

fixation accelerator

fire accelerant

Translations

Brandbeschleuniger

accelerante

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əkˈsɛləɹ(ə)nt/

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).