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Plural of catalyst

regular plural

The plural of catalyst is catalysts.

Forms of catalyst

Singularcatalyst /ˈkæt.ɪ.lɪst/
Pluralcatalysts
Countablecountable

Catalysts in a sentence

  • Enzymes, the catalysts of biological systems, are remarkable molecular devices that determine the pattern of chemical transformations.1988, Lubert Stryer, Biochemistry, 3rd edition, page 177
  • G's classes to truly be catalysts for change.2006, The Freedom Writers, with Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and...
  • The amnesiads in my Soapsac were reduced, accordingly, and ascension catalysts instreamed.2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN. From the entry instream
  • Furthermore, polymers molecularly imprinted with so-called transition state analogue templates can be applied as catalysts.2002, Oliver Brüggemann, “Molecularly Imprinted Materials — Receptors More Durable than Nature Can Provide”, in Modern Advances in…. From the entry plastizyme
  • Indeed, the death of a spouse appears to be one of the catalysts of recohabitation.1996, Howard Litwin, The Social Networks of Older People: A Cross-National Analysis, page 46. From the entry recohabitation

Meaning of catalyst

  1. noun A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
  2. noun Something that encourages progress or change.
  3. noun An inciting incident that sets the successive conflict into motion.

Full definition of catalyst

Questions about the plural of catalyst

What is the plural of catalyst?
The plural of catalyst is catalysts.
Is catalyst countable?
Catalyst is a countable noun.

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