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" (11 found)
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Verb(1 words)
causes acceleration
Noun(2 words)
driersmore accelerative
Related words (5)
Noun(4 words)
Verb(1 words)
propel progress
Translations
7 translations across 5 languages.
Finnish
3 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)
German
1 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)
Italian
1 entries- 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.
Source: tatoeba (10152116)
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.
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Showing 4 of 7 available sentences.