Definition
A substance or person that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed, or something that triggers major change.
Etymology
From 'catalyze' (from Greek 'katalysis' dissolution) + '-er' (agent), used in chemistry since the 1830s.
Kelly Says
In chemistry, a catalyst is like a magical helper—it makes reactions happen faster without getting used up, so a single enzyme molecule can help billions of reactions in your body every second!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማዕከላዊ
ma-e-ke-la-wi
BNবাংলা
প্রক্রিয়াকারক
pro-kree-ya-ka-rok
CACatalà
catalitzador
ka-ta-li-tsa-dor
CSČeština
katalyzátor
ka-ta-li-za-tor
DADansk
katalysator
ka-ta-li-sa-tor
DEDeutsch
Katalysator
ka-ta-li-sa-tor
ELΕλληνικά
καταλύτης
ka-ta-li-tis
ESEspañol
catalizador
ka-ta-li-sa-dor
FAفارسی
کاتالیزور
ka-ta-li-z-or
FISuomi
katalysaattori
ka-ta-li-sa-ta-tor-i
FRFrançais
catalyseur
ka-ta-li-se-ur
GUGU
કેટાલિઝર
ke-ta-li-z-ar
HEעברית
מ katalis
me-ka-ta-lis
HIहिन्दी
उत्प्रेरक
ut-pre-rak
HUMagyar
katalizátor
ka-ta-li-za-tor
IDBahasa Indonesia
katalis
ka-ta-lis
ITItaliano
catalizzatore
ka-ta-li-zza-to-re
KKKK
катaлiзaтор
ka-ta-li-za-tor
MSBahasa Melayu
katalis
ka-ta-lis
MYမြန်မာ
ကॅတယ်လိုက်
ka-ta-lei-k
NLNederlands
katalysator
ka-ta-li-sa-tor
NONorsk
katalysator
ka-ta-li-sa-tor
PAPA
ਕੈਟਾਲਾਈਜਰ
ka-ta-lai-z-ar
PLPolski
katalizator
ka-ta-li-za-tor
PTPortuguês
catalisador
ka-ta-li-sa-dor
RORomână
catalizator
ka-ta-li-za-tor
RUРусский
катализатор
ka-ta-li-za-tor
SVSvenska
katalysator
ka-ta-li-sa-tor
SWKiswahili
katalis
ka-ta-lis
TAதமிழ்
கேட்டாலிசர்
ka-e-ta-li-sar
TEతెలుగు
కేటాలైజర్
ke-ta-lai-z-ar
THไทย
ตัวเร่งปฏิกิริยา
tua-reng-pat-ti-ki-ri-ya
TLTL
katalisador
ka-ta-li-sa-dor
TRTürkçe
katalizör
ka-ta-li-zor
UKУкраїнська
каталізатор
ka-ta-li-za-tor
URاردو
کےٹالائز
kay-ta-lai-z
VITiếng Việt
katalis
ka-ta-lis
ZUZU
ikataliswa
ee-ka-ta-li-swa