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Substantiivi

1. (chemistry) Any substance that can bond or mix with, or disturb, another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process.
2. In the context of fire protection, a substance that accelerates the development of a fire, especially some hydrocarbon-based fuel used to spread a fire caused by arson.
3. A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber.
4. (figurative) Something that speeds up a process or the uptake of something else.

Adjektiivi

1. Causing acceleration or speeding up; accelerating.