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Catalyst

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

in chemistry, a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
accelerator
plural
Catalysts
possessive
Catalyst's
pluralpossessive
Catalysts'