"accelerant" meaning in English

See accelerant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əkˈsɛlər(ə)nt/ [UK], /əkˈsɛlərənt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-accelerant.wav [UK] Forms: accelerant [singular], accelerants [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An accelerant is something that causes something else to accelerate.
    Sense id: simple-accelerant-en-noun-FWaXqITv
     
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