accelerant
In the context of fire protection, a substance that accelerates the development of a…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.: 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.
» Police brought a dog that could track accelerants.
Значення
значень: 3Any 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.
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.
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A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber.
(переносно)Something that speeds up a process or the uptake of something else.
Приклади
речень: 4Police brought a dog that could track accelerants.
Tom used an accelerant to start the fire.
A substance that accelerates chemical reactions is an accelerant.
The police were able to determine that an accelerant was used in the fire.
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Походження
From accelerate + -ant (suffix forming agent nouns from verbs, or forming adjectives withFrom accelerate + -ant (suffix forming agent nouns from verbs, or forming adjectives with senses of being prone or tending to do the actions of verbs).
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множина: accelerants| Однина | accelerant |
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| Множина | accelerants |
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