catalyst

US: /ˈkætəɫəst/, /ˈkætəɫɪst/

UK: /kˈætɐlˌɪst/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

catalyst /'kætəlist/
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Advanced English dictionary

+ noun
1 (chemistry) a substance that makes a chemical reaction happen faster without being changed itself: Chlorine will act as a catalyst.
2 ~ (for sth) a person or thing that causes a change: I see my role as being a catalyst for change. + The riots were later seen as the catalyst for the new political developments.

Concise dictionary

catalysts'kætəlɪst
noun
+(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
+something that causes an important event to happen

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