catalystnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkæt.əl.ɪst/us/ˈkæt̬.əl.ɪst/specialized chemistry something that makes a chemical reaction happen more quickly without itself being changed
an event or person that causes great change:
The high suicide rate acted as a catalyst for change in the prison system.
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- acceptor
- allotrope
- amphiprotic
- amphoteric
- atomic
- atomicity
- balanced equation
- chemical equation
- double bond
- electrolyte
- equation
- inorganic chemistry
- ionic bond
- nonelectrolyte
- organic chemistry
- reactivity
- solute
- stably
- substrate
- the nitrogen cycle
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