Definition & Meaning | English word ACCELERANT

Definitions of ACCELERANT

1. Causing acceleration or speeding up; accelerating.
2. (chemistry) 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.
3. (figurative) Something that speeds up a process or the uptake of something else.

Examples of Using ACCELERANT in a Sentence

• Arsonists normally use an accelerant (such as gasoline or kerosene) to ignite, propel, and direct fires, and the detection and identification of ignitable liquid residues is an important part of fire investigations.
• This evidence included a finding of char patterns in the floor in the shape of "puddles," a finding of multiple starting points of the fire, and a finding that the fire had burned "fast and hot," all considered to indicate a fire that had been ignited with the help of a liquid accelerant.
• Robbers squirted accelerant into the booth on the Euclid Avenue-bound platform and set the fumes alight with a match, causing an explosion that blew out the glass and deformed the booth.
• According to the Kitsap County Fire Marshal's Office, firelog (likely soaked with some type of fire accelerant) had been placed on the beds at opposite ends of the home after Christale, Hunter, and Johnathon had all died.

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