Burning Substance Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
	31%	8		Skin-burning substance
	noun • a chemical agent that causes blistering (especially mustard gas) adjective satellite • causing blisters
	29%	10		Substance that enhances burning
	noun • Any substance that can bond, mix, or disturb another substance and cause an increase in the speed of a natural or artificial chemical process. • A substance that accelerates the development of a fire; especially some petroleum product used to spread an act of arson • A substance used to catalyze the vulcanization of rubber • (metaphoric) Something that speeds up a process or speeds up the uptake of something.

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