单词 | accelerant |
释义 | accelerant /ak sel"euhr euhnt/, n. 1. something that speeds up a process. 2. Chem. accelerator (def. 5). 3. 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. [1915-20; < L accelerant- (s. of accelerans) hastening (prp. of accelerare). See ACCELERATE] |
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