catalyst
IPA: kˈætʌɫʌst
noun
- (chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
- (figurative) Something that encourages progress or change.
- (literature) An inciting incident that sets the successive conflict into motion.
- (automotive) A catalytic converter.
- (fantasy) An object that facilitates the casting of a spell (such as a magic wand).
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Examples of "catalyst" in Sentences
- Can the reactant be a catalyst too
- The anodic catalyst may be particulate.
- This became the catalyst of the formation.
- It can be thought of as the antonym to a catalyst.
- The catalyst is tetravalent or pentavalent vanadium.
- Their ratios change by the thinness of the catalyst.
- The attack was the catalyst for the Rwandan Genocide.
- The anhydrous salt is used as a catalyst in Reactions.
- It is used as a desiccant, a catalyst, and as fertilizer.
- The catalyst may be recycled to the reaction in the heavy ends of the process.