Catalyst and Means

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Catalyst noun - (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected.

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Means and catalyst are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Means" instead a noun "Catalyst".

Nearby Words: catalyze, catalyse, catalyzer, catalytic, catalysed

Means noun - How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.

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Catalyst and means are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catalyst" instead a noun "Means".

Nearby Words: mean, meaning

The first part comes from the fact that it's catalyzing, and the suffix "-ase" means it's an enzyme — which in turn means a protein that acts as a catalyst.

Source: Redundancy / Real Life
Powered by a Forsaken Child: Elle is (accidentally) used as a conduit for Ludger's Chromatus, which means that she will suffer the consequence of turning into a divergence catalyst instead of him.

Source: Video Game / Tales of Xillia 2
But the thing is if Elle becomes the 1 millionth catalyst, that means humanity failed the trial which while Julius might be cured, humanity is doomed.

Source: Video Game / Tales of Xillia 2

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