Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A substance that retards or arrests a chemical reaction.
- noun A substance that reduces or destroys the effectiveness of a catalyst.
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- noun Any
substance thatinhibits the activity of acatalyst .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst
Etymologies
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anti- + catalyst
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Examples
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Their engines are feeble; the fireproofing anticatalyst for the hydrogen is experimental. "
There Will Be Time Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1972
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