accelerant

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əkˈsɛlər(ə)nt/ or /æk-/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /əkˈsɛlərənt/ or /æk-/

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• Hyphenation: ac‧cel‧er‧ant

Noun

Singular accelerant

Plural accelerants

1. (countable) An accelerant is something that causes something else to accelerate.

   Caffeine is an accelerant; it makes your heart rate accelerate.