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Meanings of catalyst in inglés

portugués
catalisador
catalán
catalitzador

(Chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected.

      catalisador
      ruso
      катализатор
      portugués
      catalisador
      catalán
      catalitzador
      español
      catalizador

      Substance that increases chemical reaction speed, and which is conserved after the reaction.

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            catalizador
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            Examples for "accelerator"
            Examples for "accelerator"
            1
            Dan saw the faint glow of light ahead and pressed the accelerator.
            When the wind blows
            2
            There's still some room left between the accelerator pedal and the floor.
            The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
            3
            Nora pressed the accelerator, rocketed past the stop sign, and turned left.
            The hellfire club
            4
            The sticky accelerator pedals also led to U.S. sales and production halts.
            Reuters
            5
            Sometimes the accelerator entrepreneurs graduate into rent-paying companies in the co-working space.
            The Guardian
            Usage of catalyst in inglés
            1
            Let us not allow future tragedies to be the catalyst for debate.
            The Irish Times
            2
            It is, for example, now a key catalyst for the semiconductor industry.
            The Irish Times
            3
            For example, what is this 'catalyst' everyone talks about but never produces?
            Origin
            4
            Others will respond positively and use it as a catalyst for change.
            The Guardian
            5
            They hope to determine the optimal catalyst for use in lithium-air batteries.
            Wired
            6
            Sources at Radar Online claim Hightower's controlling ways were the main catalyst.
            Ebony
            7
            Rising interest rates could be a catalyst to boost sales and prices.
            Reuters
            8
            Cahill said Capco's results were not a catalyst for re-rating the shares.
            Reuters
            9
            The rise of social media had acted as a catalyst, he added.
            Reuters
            10
            When all is said and done, Moro considers himself an accidental catalyst.
            Climbing Magazine
            11
            I have access to the catalyst that will ignite the final decomposition.
            Discord's apple
            12
            Marked HOR activity was also observed on similarly designed WNi 4 catalyst.
            Pubmed
            13
            Last week, the riots were a catalyst for a steep equity sell-off.
            Reuters
            14
            Karen reviews three thought-provoking books that could be the catalyst for change.
            Radio NZ
            15
            It seemed to me that she was the catalyst in this house.
            Ghosts
            16
            The catalyst design combines lessons learned from enzymes, peptide biosynthesis, and organocatalysts.
            Pubmed
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            Translations for catalyst
            portugués
            catalisador
            catalán
            catalitzador
            español
            catalizador
            Catalyst through the time
            Catalyst across language varieties
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