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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescatalizzatore
Pronunciation / Transliteration: catalizzatore
"Questo evento è stato il catalizzatore del cambiamento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.
"Platinum is often used as a catalyst in industrial chemical processes." - 2
A person or thing that precipitates an event or change.
"The speech served as a catalyst for social reform."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'catalyst' originates from the Greek word 'katalusis', meaning 'dissolution' or 'breaking down'. It was first used in the early 19th century in the context of chemistry to describe a substance that accelerates a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent change.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Catalyst" is said worldwide
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catalyseur
Transliteration: catalyseur
"Le platine agit comme un catalyseur dans cette réaction."
Katalysator
Transliteration: Katalysator
"Der Katalysator beschleunigt die chemische Reaktion."
catalizzatore
Transliteration: catalizzatore
"Questo evento è stato il catalizzatore del cambiamento."
catalizador
Transliteration: catalizador
"El calor actúa como un catalizador para el proceso."
catalisador
Transliteration: catalisador
"A reunião serviu de catalisador para o acordo."
उत्प्रेरक
Transliteration: utprerak
"यह नया कानून सामाजिक बदलाव का उत्प्रेरक साबित हुआ।"
催化剂
Transliteration: cuīhuàjì
"这次会议成为和平谈判的催化剂。"
촉매
Transliteration: chongmae
"그의 연설은 변화의 촉매 역할을 했다."
触媒
Transliteration: shokubai
"その経済政策が改革の触媒となった。"
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