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catalytic wars

catalytic wars is the plural of catalytic war.

Meaning of catalytic war

Noun

catalytic war (plural catalytic wars)

  1. A war initiated by one party and continued by others.
    • By this definition, World War I was a catalytic war, set off by Serbia and Austria, which also had some overtones of "reciprocal fear of surprise attack" and "self-fulfilling prophecy," because the side which mobilized first was likely to win.1966, Richard A. Falk, Saul H. Mendlovitz, The Strategy of World Order: Toward a theory of war prevention, page 30

Questions about catalytic wars

What is catalytic wars the plural of?
Catalytic wars is the plural of catalytic war.

Words near catalytic wars in the dictionary

  1. catalytic agents
  2. catalytic converter
  3. catalytic converters
  4. catalytic reformer
  5. catalytic war
  6. catalytic wars
  7. catalytical
  8. catalytically
  9. catalyzable
  10. catalyzation
  11. catalyzations

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