accelerator
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5.5
- noun
- /əˈsɛl.əˌreɪ.tər/
- Specialized
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catalizador
- To improve the speed of the chemical process, she carefully measured the accelerator required.
- compost accelerator
Examples
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Molecular accelerator?
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The chemist added an accelerator to the mixture, which sped up the reaction significantly.
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He did say something about his watch being a molecular accelerator or something.
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The synth had used a bio-accelerator spray on her.
Fiction book (1997) -
It's a molecular accelerator.
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"Pulling all these different studies on adult lead toxicity together," he said, "would suggest a pattern indicative of lead as an accelerator of age-related processes."
Academic text (2009) -
It would be crazy not to mention admixtures in concrete. There are many different types: plasticizers, accelerators, pigments, and so on. There is an admixture for almost anything you can think of, and each has its own place.
Blog text (13) -
During the experiment, the scientist needed a specific accelerator to enhance the reaction rate.
Synonyms
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4.7
A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without changing itself
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A substance that makes a chemical reaction faster without being used up
Compounds
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5.5
A machine that makes tiny charged particles move faster for science or medicine
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A machine that makes tiny particles inside atoms move very fast for experiments or medical treatment
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7.0
A machine that makes tiny charged particles move faster in a straight line
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A machine that makes protons move very fast to hit other particles
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A machine that speeds up ions so they leave a hot gas called plasma after swapping electrons
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A machine that makes very high voltage to push small charged particles through a tube
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A device that uses electrical parts to make high voltage and speed charged particles through a tube
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A machine that uses microwaves to speed up charged particles in a straight line
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A machine that makes a steady beam of electrons go faster using electric fields from changing magnets
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A substance that helps blood clot by turning a blood protein into a clotting chemical
Surface Forms
Morphology
accelerator = accelerate (transparent) = accelerate + or
Agent/instrument nominalization from 'accelerate' describing a substance that increases reaction speed; the morphological relation is straightforward.
Etymology
Accelerator comes from the Latin word accelerare, made of ad- 'to' and celer 'swift', so it means 'make faster'. In chemistry, an accelerator is a substance that makes a reaction happen faster without itself changing.