accelerantnoun [ C or U ]
/əkˈsel.ə.rənt//əkˈsel.ɚ.ənt/a substance that makes the progress or growth of something faster, especially something that helps a fire to burn:
a fire accelerant
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retardant
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
- accelerate
- acceleration
- catch
- catch (sb) up
- decelerate
- downshift
- foot
- gather
- gun
- motor
- retard
- retardation
- slacken
- slow
- slow (sb/sth) down/up
- sped
- speed
- throttle
- throttle (sth) back/down
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