catalyst

Noun

Meaning

(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

something that causes an important event to happen

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Synonyms

accelerator stimulus energizer brainwave force cause influence carboniferous catalysis effector optimist chemical instrument agent inspiration

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Antonyms

dampener anticatalyst palisade handicapper prevention dike

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Hypernyms

cause activator causal agency causal agent

Hyponyms

enzyme biocatalyst platinum black

Phrases with the word

Ziegler catalyst biological catalyst drug addiction catalyst bio-catalyst biochemical catalyst fibrin clot dissolution catalyst

Examples

the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country Source: Internet

A catalyst may participate in multiple chemical transformations. Source: Internet

A catalyst works by providing an alternative reaction pathway to the reaction product. Source: Internet

A catalyst is not destroyed or changed during a reaction, so it can be used again. Source: Internet

A catalyst may and usually will have different catalytic activity for distinct reactions. Source: Internet

According to Leo Baxendale, "In fact, the catalyst for my creation of Bash Street was a Giles cartoon of January 1953: kids pouring out of school, heads flying off and sundry mayhems. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

catalyses catalysis catalysize catalyst-supporting catalystic catalytic