catalytic : Idioms & Phrases

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catalytic converter

  • noun a converter that uses a platinum-iridium catalyst to oxidize pollutants and carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and water; an antipollution device on an automotive exhaust system
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catalytic cracker

  • noun a chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence of a catalyst
    cat cracker.
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Catalytic force

  • that form of chemical energy formerly supposed to determine catalysis.
Webster 1913