Definition of accelerant in English:
A substance used to aid the spread of fire: stolen accelerants could be used as fire bombs
More example sentences
- The three-year-old labrador, whose main duty is to sniff out fire accelerants like petrol or paraffin where arson is suspected, has impressed his bosses so much on his nine-month trial that he will become a full-time fixture.
- For years, arson investigators looked for telltale signs of chipped concrete based on the assumption that fire accelerants like gasoline cause such fragmentation.
- Note that the patient has used liberal amounts of hair gel, hair spray, and perfume, all of which act as fuel and accelerants for a fire.
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Words that rhyme with acceleranttolerant • cormorant
Definition of accelerant in:
- US English dictionary
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