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Brandbeschleuniger — 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.

Senses

Brandbeschleuniger is used for these senses in English:

  • accelerant 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.

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.

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