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Beschleuniger — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • accelerant noun A substance, especially a flammable one, used to speed up a fire or chemical reaction.
  • accelerator noun The pedal in a vehicle that controls speed.

Senses

Beschleuniger is used for these senses in English:

  • accelerant (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.
  • accelerator (chemistry) A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
  • activator (biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.

accelerant — full definition

  1. noun A substance, especially a flammable one, used to speed up a fire or chemical reaction.
  2. noun Anything that speeds up a process, used more broadly.

accelerator — full definition

  1. noun The pedal in a vehicle that controls speed.
  2. noun A program that provides funding, mentoring, and resources to help new companies grow quickly.
  3. noun A device or piece of equipment that speeds up a process, such as a particle accelerator.

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