accelerants
Speed up combustion
Accelerants are substances that speed up a process.
The word appears most often in fire investigation, where an accelerant is a flammable material—gasoline, lighter fluid—used to start or spread a fire: Investigators found traces of accelerant at the scene.
In other contexts, accelerants hasten chemical reactions or biological processes: growth accelerants in animal feed.
Starting combustion process
- combustibleCapable of burning
- flammableProne to ignition
- inflammableAble to catch fire
- fuelEnergy source material
arson · kindling · tinder · gasoline · kerosene · napalm · turpentine · ethanol
Refined petroleum vehicle fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- ethanolDrinkable volatile spirit
- methanolToxic one-carbon alcohol
- propaneFlammable hydrocarbon fuel
butane · diesel · benzene · toluene · acetone · hexane · isopropanol · naphtha
Directed rate of motion
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
- turboExhaust-powered compressor
- boostUpward push or increase
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
thrust · afterburner · nitrous · supercharger · jet · rocket · horsepower · torque
Protein that hastens reactions
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- biocatalystOrganic reaction accelerator
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- cofactorEnzyme-activating compound
catalysis · promoter · kinetics · metabolism · enzymatic · synthesis · conversion · inducer
ignition
Starting combustion process
- combustibleCapable of burning
- flammableProne to ignition
- inflammableAble to catch fire
fuel · arson · kindling · tinder · gasoline · kerosene · napalm · turpentine · ethanol · methanol
gasoline
Refined petroleum vehicle fuel
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- ethanolDrinkable volatile spirit
- methanolToxic one-carbon alcohol
propane · butane · diesel · benzene · toluene · acetone · hexane · isopropanol · naphtha · xylene
velocity
Directed rate of motion
propulsion · thrust · afterburner · nitrous · supercharger · jet · rocket · horsepower · torque · overdrive
enzyme
Protein that hastens reactions
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- biocatalystOrganic reaction accelerator
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
cofactor · catalysis · promoter · kinetics · metabolism · enzymatic · synthesis · conversion · inducer · regulator
- chemicalschemicals, compounds, acids, reagents, solutions
- fire sciencefire behavior, fire spread, ignition, combustion, flames
- Fireworksfirework, sparklers, mortars, burst, bursts
- fire performancefire eaters, fire dancers, fire poi, fire staff
- forensic evidenceDNA evidence, fingerprints, DNA, blood, DNA testing
- stimulantscaffeine, amphetamine, amphetamines, methamphetamine, cocaine
accelerantsretardants
Substances that slow reactions
inhibitors · suppressants · moderators · stabilizers · dampeners