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catalyst

a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself suffering any permanent chemical change
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catalyst

[′kad·əl·əst]
(chemistry)
Substance that alters the velocity of a chemical reaction and may be recovered essentially unaltered in form and amount at the end of the reaction.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

catalyst

1. A substance which accelerates a chemical reaction but appears to remain unchanged itself.
2. A hardener that accelerates cure of adhesives either with or without heat. Used primarily with synthetic resins.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Catalyst

(1) A platform for running macOS and iPadOS apps. See Catalina.

(2) A family of Ethernet switches from Cisco. Over the years, the Catalyst line has generated tens of billions of dollars of revenue for the company. See Cisco.
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