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(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

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  1. n. (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
  2. n. something that causes an important event to happen
  3. n:100 n. (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected n. something that causes an important event to happen