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Catalyst   /kˈætələst/  /kˈætəlɪst/   Listen
Catalyst

noun
1.
(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected.  Synonym: accelerator.
2.
Something that causes an important event to happen.



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"Catalyst" Quotes from Famous Books



... repressed men; many of the foreign-born are to be found among them; they cover up because of pride, but they are not afraid of physical danger. Once any man, and particularly a superior, gets through the outer shell, he may have the effect of a catalyst on what is happening inside. If such men did not have basic loyalty, they would never fight. When at last they give their loyalty to an individual, they are usually his to command and will go through ...
— The Armed Forces Officer - Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 • U. S. Department of Defense


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