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accelerant

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10 lettersPronunciation /əkˈsɛləɹ(ə)nt/Sorted aacceelnrtStarts with AEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. An accelerant is something that causes something else to accelerate.

Word origin

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).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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