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accelerante — 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.
  • kindling noun Small sticks, twigs, or other easily burnable material used to start a fire.

Senses

accelerante is used for these senses in English:

  • accelerant Causing acceleration or speeding up; accelerating.
  • 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.
  • kindling Small pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire.

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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