Meaning of accelerant | Babel Free

Definitions

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.
2. 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.
3. A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber.
4. Something that speeds up a process or the uptake of something else.
   figuratively

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Examples

“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.”

“Hello Neighbor’s experience⟳ reflects the rise⟳ of video sites like⟳ YouTube as an accelerant for the video game business.”

“[Mike] Skinner can be credited with pouring lots of accelerant on pop in his time. In his absence, Caribbean-derived UK bass music became the de facto sound⟳ of British youth.”

“But the brutal killing did not capture⟳ widespread attention until the security footage was released on Friday, at which point⟳ it became an accelerant for conservative arguments about crime, race⟳ and the perceived failings of big-city justice systems and mainstream news outlets in the Trump era.”

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