Meanings
nounantiaccelerator (plural antiaccelerators)
plural antiaccelerators
- biochemistryA substance having an antagonistic effect against an accelerator.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*kel-
- Latinceler
- Latincelerō
- Latinaccelerō
- Latinaccelerātu
- Latinaccelerō
- Latinaccelerātiō
- Englishaccelerationbf.
- Englishaccelerate
- Englishaccelerator
- Englishantiaccelerator
From anti- + accelerator.
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antiaccelerator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiaccelerator
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“antiaccelerator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiaccelerator. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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