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Rareaccelerants
The correct spelling is accelerants.
How to pronounce accelerants
noun
Say it like: Acs-ele-ran-ts
The correct spelling is accelerants. Any substance that can bond, mix, or disturb another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process.
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Definition
noun
- 1.Any substance that can bond, mix, or disturb another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process.
- 2.A substance that accelerates the development of a fire; especially some petroleum product used to spread an act of arson
- 3.A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber
- 4.(metaphoric) Something that speeds up a process or speeds up the uptake of something.
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