The police were able to determine that an accelerant was used in the fire.
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Accelerant
//əkˈsɛləɹ(ə)nt//
Synonyms for "accelerant"
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16 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 6 languages.
Finnish
4 entries- kiihdyke noun (substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a chemical process)
- kiihdyte noun (substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a chemical process)
- kiihdytin noun (substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a chemical process)
- kiihdytin noun (substance that accelerates the development of a fire)
German
2 entries- Beschleuniger noun (substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a chemical process)
- Brandbeschleuniger noun (substance that accelerates the development of a fire)
Greenlandic
2 entries- akoq ikummarissaat noun (substance that accelerates the development of a fire)
- akoq sukkatsisaat noun (substance that accelerates the development of a fire)
Italian
2 entries- accelerante adj (causing acceleration or speeding up)
- accelerante noun (substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a chemical process)
Japanese
1 entries- 促進剤 noun (substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a chemical process)
Russian
1 entries- ускори́тель noun (substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a chemical process)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Tom used an accelerant to start the fire.
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A substance that accelerates chemical reactions is an accelerant.
Source: tatoeba (12652298)
Accelerant was poured across the beds where the two daughters of a family in Cheshire, Conn., had been tied before a fire during a home invasion in 2007, a fire investigator told jurors on Friday.
Source: wiktionary
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