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1. (n.) catalyst
a substance that causes or speeds a chemical reaction without itself being affected.
2. catalyst
a person or thing that precipitates an event or change.
Etymology: (1900–05; cataly (sis ) + (-i )st)
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1. (noun) catalyst, accelerator
(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
2. (noun) catalyst
something that causes an important event to happen
"the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"
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1. (noun) catalyst
sth that causes sth else to change
Technology can be a great catalyst for learning.
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Sense: a substance which causes or assists a chemical change in another substance without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.
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 Afrikaans: katalisator, kataliseermi |
 Arabic: مادَّةٌ حَفّازَه |
 Bulgarian: хим. катализатор |
 Brazilian: catalizador |
 Czech: katalyzátor |
 German: der Katalysator |
 Danish: katalysator |
 Greek: καταλύτης |
 Spanish: catalizador |
 Estonian: katalüsaator |
 Farsi: کاتالیزور |
 Finnish: katalyytti |
 French: catalyseur |
 Hebrew: זָרַז |
 Hindi: उत्प्रेरक |
 Croatian: katalizator |
 Hungarian: katalizátor |
 Indonesian: katalisator |
 Icelandic: hvati |
 Italian: catalizzatore |
 Japanese: 触媒 |
 Korean: 촉매 |
 Lithuanian: katalizatorius |
 Latvian: katalizators |
 Malay: mangkin |
 Dutch: katalysator |
 Norwegian: katalysator |
 Polish: katalizator |
 Persian: کاتالیزور |
 Pashto: کاتالیزور |
 Portuguese: catalizador |
 Romanian: catalizator |
 Russian: катализатор |
 Slovak: katalyzátor |
 Slovenian: katalizator |
 Serbian: katalizator |
 Swedish: katalysator |
 Thai: ตัวเร่งปฎิกิริยา |
 Turkish: katalizör |
 Taiwanese: 催化劑 |
 Ukrainian: каталізатор |
 Urdu: معاوب ، تیز کرنے والا |
 Vietnamese: chất xúc tác |
 Chinese: 催化剂 |
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