Definitions for accelerant

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accelerant ac·cel·er·ant

Spelling: [ak-sel-er-uh nt]

IPA: /ækˈsɛl ər ənt/

Accelerant is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 461 anagrams from letters in accelerant (aacceelnrt).

Definitions for accelerant

noun

1. something that speeds up a process.
2. Chemistry. accelerator (def 5).
3. a substance that accelerates the spread of fire or makes a fire more intense:

Origin of accelerant

1915-20; Latin accelerant- (stem of accelerāns) hastening (present participle of accelerāre). See accelerate

Examples for accelerant

Thrown into the Middle East pyre, the Zionism-racism charge has been an accelerant, angering, alienating, polarizing both sides.

Also in the apartment were glass jars containing what is believed to be accelerant, black gunpowder, and bullets.