catalyst
English
/ˈkæt.əl.ɪst/, /ˈkæt.ə.lɪst/
noun
Definitions
- (chemistry) A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
- Someone or something that encourages progress or change.
- (literature) An inciting incident that sets the successive conflict into motion.
- (automotive) A catalytic converter.
Etymology
Suffix from English catalysis.
Origin
English
catalysis
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allelocatalysis English
- aminocatalysis English
- anticatalyst English
- autocatalysis English
- autocatalyst English
- biocatalysis English
- biocatalyst English
- bioelectrocatalyst English
- catalysis English
- catalystic English
- chemocatalysis English
- cocatalysis English
- cocatalyst English
- electrocatalysis English
- electrocatalyst English
- heterocatalysis English
- nanobiocatalyst English
- nanocatalysis English
- nanocatalyst English
- nanophotocatalyst English
- organocatalysis English
- organocatalyst English
- photocatalysis English
- photocatalyst English
- precatalyst English
- pyrocatalysis English
- sonocatalysis English
- sonocatalyst English
- supercatalyst English
- κατάλυσις Ancient Greek
- katalis Indonesian
- katalis Malay
- catalysis
- catalystic
- cocatalyst
- precatalyst
- biocatalyst
- cocatalysis
- autocatalyst
- sonocatalyst
- anticatalyst
- nanocatalyst
- biocatalysis
- supercatalyst
- sonocatalysis
- autocatalysis
- photocatalyst
- pyrocatalysis
- nanocatalysis
- organocatalyst
- aminocatalysis
- photocatalysis
- chemocatalysis
- electrocatalyst
- heterocatalysis
- allelocatalysis
- organocatalysis
- nanobiocatalyst
- electrocatalysis
- nanophotocatalyst
- bioelectrocatalyst