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Catalyst

nounid 36314·updated May 18, 2026
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in chemistry, a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
accelerator
plural
Catalysts
possessive
Catalyst's
pluralpossessive
Catalysts'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
something that causes an important event to happen
§2
in chemistry, a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

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