accelerant

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n. 促进剂, 加速进程的东西 a. 促进的, 加速的

发音

UK /əkˈsɛləɹ(ə)nt/
UK /æk-/
US /əkˈsɛləɹənt/
US /æk-/

词形变化

accelerants 复数 accelerants more accelerant 比较级 most accelerant 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    化学
  2. 2.

    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.

    A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber.

    化学
  3. 3.

    Something that speeds up a process or the uptake of something else.

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adj.
  1. 1.

    Causing acceleration or speeding up; accelerating.

词源

From accelerate + -ant (suffix forming agent nouns from verbs, or forming adjectives with senses of being prone or tending to do the actions of verbs).

来源：wiktionary