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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
on in Chemistry: a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
- I was still in shock, or maybe in suspension, waiting for the catalyst.p. 186.1
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