QUICKENER

quickener, invigorator, enlivener

(noun) an agent that gives or restores life or vigor; “the soul is the quickener of the body”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

quickener (plural quickeners)

One who, or that which, quickens, hastens, or speeds up an object or action.

That which gives life, animates, or nourishes.

Synonyms

• (that which quickens): catalyst

Anagrams

• requicken

Source: Wiktionary


Quick"en*er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, quickens.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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