0 a substance that makes the progress or growth of something faster, especially something that helps a fire to burn:
a fire accelerant
It is possible that someone dropped a match at the very same time as a fault ignited the accelerant.
Consistent with all of these data is that standing acts on sleep like an accelerant.
All 131 pyres were lit with diesel oil used as an accelerant.
Enraged, she went home and concocted an accelerant that would allow her to think many times faster.
Drenching the wood framing in accelerant, he burns the house down.
This is why smooth ceilings, that use no retardant and sometimes even accelerant, are done before the walls.
Some dogs are trained to detect drugs, human remains, hormones or fire accelerants.
Streaks on the floor called pour patterns, which were often used as proof of accelerant usage, were seen in the second house as well.
