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12 Feb 2017
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What does catalyst mean?
What does catalyst mean?
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What started it. What began it. Usually a thing or event. In chemistry, it might be a chemical.
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Like the catalyst for World War I was the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand getting killed. Pearl Harbor brought America into WWII. Or something as simple as a start of a fight. If someone is angry, they might hit someone. Catalyst = anger.
Or in chemistry- whatever began the reaction.
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