| 单词 | accelerant |
| 释义 | accelerant[ ak-sel-er-uhnt ] / ækˈsɛl ər ənt / nounsomething that speeds up a process. Chemistry. accelerator (def. 5). a substance that accelerates the spread of fire or makes a fire more intense: Arson was suspected when police found accelerants at the scene of the fire. Origin of accelerant1915–20; <Latin accelerant- (stem of accelerāns) hastening (present participle of accelerāre). See accelerate Words nearby accelerantACCC, ACCD, accede, accel., accelerando, accelerant, accelerate, accelerated reader, accelerating universe, acceleration, acceleration clause Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for accelerant
British Dictionary definitions for accelerantaccelerant / (ækˈsɛlərənt) / nounchem another name for accelerator (def. 3) Word Origin for accelerantC20: from Latin from accelerāns, present participle of accelerāre to go faster Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for accelerantaccelerant [ ăk-sĕl′ər-ənt ] n.Accelerator. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for accelerantaccelerant [ ăk-sĕl′ər-ənt ] A substance, such as a petroleum distillate, that is used as a catalyst, as in spreading an intentionally set fire. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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