ACCELERANT

Etymology

Noun

accelerant (plural accelerants)

(chemistry) Any substance that can bond, mix, or disturb another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process.

A substance that accelerates the development of a fire; especially some petroleum product used to spread an act of arson

(chemistry) A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber

(metaphoric) Something that speeds up a process or speeds up the uptake of something.

Source: Wiktionary



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RIGHT

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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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