catalyst synonyms

catalyst

n.

  1. A substance that permits or accelerates a chemical reaction

    enzyme, reactant, synergist, catalytic agent, chemical reactor.

  2. A person or thing acting as a stimulus

    spur, impetus, instigator; see agitator, incentive.

Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.