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How to pronounce catalyst in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms accelerator
Type of activator
Has types platinum black, biocatalyst, enzyme
Derivation catalyze
Type Words
Type of causal agent, causal agency, cause


the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country.

Examples of catalyst

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You say my suggestions were the catalyst needed to get the process moving again.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Schools could be the catalyst to not only help a student but also help a family.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Catalyst found that more women than men have mentors, but men's are more senior.
From the cnn.com
Randall Cobb was Wildcat wonderful at Auburn and a gritty catalyst at Nashville.
From the kentucky.com
Lyubinetsky points out that this shows that water itself can work as a catalyst.
From the sciencedaily.com
Offensive catalyst Aramis Ramirez may join Carlos Zambrano on the disabled list.
From the stltoday.com
The Huskies'underrated defense might be the catalyst to another unbeaten record.
From the usatoday.com
That was the catalyst to fulfill a years-long dream of opening his own business.
From the kansas.com
It's clear to Rigby defense is going to be the catalyst for success this season.
From the sltrib.com
More examples
  • (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
  • Something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"
  • (catalytic) relating to or causing or involving catalysis; "catalytic reactions"
  • Catalyst is the fourth studio album by American rock band New Found Glory, released May 18, 2004 on Geffen Records.
  • Catalyst was a funk/jazz quartet from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, whose material presaged the work of later jazz fusion artists. at Allmusic.com The group encountered regional success in the 1970s and have become more widely known since the re-release of their material on CD.
  • Catalyst is a 27-story 462-unit condominum and apartment building on South Church Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. The concrete and glass skyscraper in Third Ward, designed by Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart, was built by Atlanta-based Novare Group and completed in 2009.
  • The term economic catalyst is widely used in in the field of economy to describe entrepreneurs or companies who precipate a fundamental change in business or technology. A more precise definition of catalyst is based on the new economics of multi-sided platforms. ...
  • Catalyst is a student magazine published at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. The magazine is produced by the RMIT Student Union.
  • Catalyst is a science centre and museum devoted to the chemical industry. Its full title is Catalyst Science Discovery Centre. It is located in Widnes, Cheshire, in the north west of England, and situated on the north bank of the River Mersey .