Catalyst

//ˈkæt.ɪ.lɪst//

Synonyms for "catalyst" (89 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Noun(1 words)
accelerator

Strong matches (27)

Related words (44)

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More general

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Antonyms

3 entries

Synonyms

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Related terms

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capable of

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dbpedia genre

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derived

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derived from

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has context

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is a

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related to

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Translations

90 translations across 50 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • حَفَّاز noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Armenian

1 entries
  • կատալիզատոր noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • katalizator noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • каталіза́тар noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • каталіза́тар noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • катализа́тор noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • катализа́тор noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Catalan

2 entries
  • catalitzador noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • catalitzador noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 催化劑 /催化剂 noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • 觸媒 /触媒 noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Czech

2 entries
  • katalyzátor noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • katalyzátor noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Danish

1 entries
  • katalysator noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Dutch

1 entries
  • katalysator noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • katalizilo noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Estonian

1 entries
  • katalüsaator noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Faroese

1 entries
  • kveiki noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Finnish

3 entries
  • katalysaattori noun (something that encourages progress or change)
  • katalyytti noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • katalyytti noun (something that encourages progress or change)

French

4 entries
  • agitateur noun (something that encourages progress or change)
  • catalyseur noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • catalyseur noun (something that encourages progress or change)
  • démiurge noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Georgian

1 entries
  • კატალიზატორი noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

German

1 entries
  • Katalysator noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Greek

2 entries
  • καταλύτης noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • καταλύτης noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Gujarati

1 entries
  • ઉદ્દીપક noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • זָרָז noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • קָטָלִיזָטוֹר noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Hindi

1 entries
  • उत्प्रेरक noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • katalizátor noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • katalizátor noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • efnahvati noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • hvati noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Indonesian

3 entries
  • katalis noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • katalisator noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • katalisator noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Italian

2 entries
  • catalizzatore noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • catalizzatore noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 触媒 noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • өршіткі noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Korean

1 entries
  • 촉매 noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • катализатор noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Latvian

1 entries
  • katalizators noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Malay

3 entries
  • katalis noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • katalisator noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • mangkin noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Māori

1 entries
  • whākōkī noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • katalysator noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • katalysator noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • katalysator noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • katalysator noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Persian

1 entries
  • کاتالیزگر noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Polish

2 entries
  • katalizator noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • katalizator noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • catalisador noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • catalisador noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Romanian

2 entries
  • catalizator noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • catalizator noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Russian

2 entries
  • катализа́тор noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • катализа́тор noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • katalìzātor noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • каталѝза̄тор noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Slovene

1 entries
  • katalizator noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Spanish

4 entries
  • agitador noun (something that encourages progress or change)
  • catalizador noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • catalizador noun (something that encourages progress or change)
  • demiurgo noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • pangganapbilos noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Tajik

1 entries
  • катализатор noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Tatar

1 entries
  • катализатор noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Telugu

1 entries
  • ఉత్ప్రేరకం noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Thai

2 entries
  • ตัวเร่ง noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • ตัวเร่ง noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Turkish

3 entries
  • ivdirgen noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • katalizör noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • tezgen noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • каталіза́тор noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
  • каталіза́тор noun (something that encourages progress or change)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • chất xúc tác noun (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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It would be difficult to improve the device without an effective catalyst.

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First, I'd like to examine the catalyst used in this experiment.

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An enzyme is a protein that functions as a catalyst for a chemical reaction.

Source: tatoeba (8767494)

The devastating loss became the catalyst for personal growth.

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