The invention of the catalytic converter drastically improved air quality.
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Catalytic
/ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk/
Synonyms for "catalytic" (16 found)
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Adjective(4 words)
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Adjective(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
enzyme activity data
Related words (8)
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(2 words)
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8 entriesbiological termchemical adjectivechemical process termconceptual descriptorenzyme related termfigurative termindustrial termscientific term
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8 entriesautocatalyticeconomic catalystenzymatic activityenzyme catalysisheterogeneous catalysisphotocatalysisphotocatalyticpolicy catalyst
Collocations
6 entriescatalytic activitycatalytic convertercatalytic efficiencycatalytic mechanismcatalytic reactioncatalytic site
Inflections
2 entriesmore catalyticmost catalytic
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A senior State Department official who briefed reporters on the day's meetings said the broader the support for the resolution in the 15-member council, the more "catalytic" the measure will be in drawing other countries into what is to be a U.N. force under an American commander.
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