catalisador

/katalizaˈdoɾ/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
catalisadores

Meaning

  1. catalyst

    • O catalisador acelera a reação.

      The catalyst speeds the reaction.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

acelerador

Close — both speed up a process, a catalyst and an accelerator.

Similar in other languages

French

catalyseur

catalyseur is the French word for the same thing — both mean "catalyst."

Practice

1 What does catalisador mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ acelera a reação.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches catalisador?

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