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catalyst
Overview of noun catalyst
The noun catalyst has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. catalyst, accelerator -- ((chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected)
2. catalyst -- (something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun catalyst
2 senses of catalyst
Sense 1
catalyst, accelerator
=> activator
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
catalyst
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun catalyst
1 of 2 senses of catalyst
Sense 1
catalyst, accelerator
=> biocatalyst
=> enzyme
=> platinum black
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun catalyst
2 senses of catalyst
Sense 1
catalyst, accelerator
=> activator
Sense 2
catalyst
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
Antonyms of noun catalyst
1 of 2 senses of catalyst
Sense 1
catalyst, accelerator
Antonym of anticatalyst (Sense 1)
=>anticatalyst
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Part Holonyms of noun catalyst
Member Meronyms of noun catalyst
Substance Meronyms of noun catalyst
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Meronyms of noun catalyst
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Attributes of noun catalyst
Derived Forms of noun catalyst
1 of 2 senses of catalyst
Sense 1
catalyst, accelerator
RELATED TO>(verb) catalyze#1
=> catalyze, catalyse
Domain of noun catalyst
1 of 2 senses of catalyst
Sense 1
catalyst, accelerator
TOPIC>(noun) chemistry#1, chemical science#1
Domain Terms of noun catalyst
Familiarity of noun catalyst
catalyst used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun catalyst
2 senses of catalyst
Sense 1
catalyst, accelerator
> activator
=> activating agent
=> catalyst, accelerator
=> sensitizer, sensitiser
Sense 2
catalyst
> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> agent
=> nature
=> supernatural, occult
=> theurgy
=> first cause, prime mover, primum mobile
=> Destiny, Fate
=> catalyst
=> deus ex machina
=> operator, manipulator
=> power, force
=> vital principle, life principle
=> engine
=> cause of death, killer
=> danger
=> agent
Meronyms of noun catalyst
2 senses of catalyst
Holonyms of noun catalyst
Grep of noun catalyst
anticatalyst
biocatalyst
catalyst
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