English-Italian translations for catalyst

• catalizzatore
  Quello di catalizzatore ovviamente. That of a catalyst, of course.
  Quel premio Nobel è stato il catalizzatore del cambiamento. That Nobel Prize became a catalyst of change.
  In questo processo, l' Unione dovrebbe fungere da catalizzatore. The Union will act as a catalyst in the process.

Definition of catalyst

• A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process
• Someone or something that encourages progress or change
• An inciting incident that sets the successive conflict into motion

Examples

• Economic development and integration are working as a catalyst for peace.

Related words

• photocatalyst
• electrocatalyst
• biocatalyst
• autocatalyst
• precatalyst
• cocatalyst
• nanocatalyst
• anticatalyst