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something that causes an important event to happen

on in Chemistry: a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

Catalysts to study your reactions, your brain waves, your thoughts.
James Dashner -- The Maze Runner

The spewing flame had its effect; heat and fire were catalysts.
Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Ultimatum
Dave Severance became the catalyst for these reconnections.
James Bradley -- Flags of Our Fathers
The mention of Sophie's name had been the catalyst.
Dan Brown -- The Da Vinci Code
Cha Cha's encounter served as the catalyst for that year's Tradition.
Luis J. Rodriguez -- Always Running
My body was not to be used as an excuse; instead it was a catalyst.
Jay Allison, et al. -- This I Believe II
And you, Valentine's daughter, to be the catalyst for it all.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Fallen Angels
It was true; enzymes acted as catalysts for all chemical reactions, by providing a surface for two molecules to come together and react upon.
Michael Crichton -- The Andromeda Strain
The change spread .... faster and faster as the catalyzed reaction opened its surface of contact.
Frank Herbert -- Dune
We have removed the catalyst, true—but the world of men must still work to repair the damage that has been done, and then, ultimately, must choose peace.
James A. Owen -- Here, There be Dragons
We wanted to do so much, wanted to be small catalysts in the transformation of the disfigured sacramental body of the South, which had sired us.
Pat Conroy -- The Water is Wide
I may have been a catalyst for rebellion, but a leader should be someone with conviction, and I'm barely a convert myself.
Suzanne Collins -- Catching Fire
The sulfur and salt are alchemical catalysts that facilitate transformation.
Dan Brown -- The Lost Symbol
According to G., the police believed that Nieminen had been the catalyst behind the whole gang.
Stieg Larsson -- The Girl Who Played with Fire
It had catalyzed a revelation inside their home.
Alice Sebold -- Lucky
Meg McCaffrey, prophecies are the catalysts for every important event—every quest or battle, disaster or miracle, birth or death.
Rick Riordan -- The Hidden Oracle
It creates a healthy tension that serves as the catalyst that drives me to fulfill my limited potential.
Jay Allison, et al. -- This I Believe
Mark asked the question not because he thought Dutch could give him the answer, but as a catalyst to his own imagination.
Pat Frank -- Alas, Babylon
They were simply catalysts that brought existing problems into sharper focus.
Nicholas Sparks -- The Wedding
His terror was the catalyst.
Alfred Bester -- The Demolished Man

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