Nouns

(n)accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, guna pedal that controls the throttle valve“he stepped on the gas”
(n)accelerator, throttle, throttle valvea valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
(n)catalyst, accelerator(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
(n)accelerator, particle accelerator, atom smashera scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles