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an·ti·cat·a·lyst

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. anticatalystnoun

    (chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst

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  1. anticatalystnoun

    Any substance that inhibits the activity of a catalyst.

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  1. anticatalyst

    An anticatalyst is a substance that slows down or inhibits a chemical reaction. It is the opposite of a catalyst, which speeds up a chemical reaction. This is done by increasing the activation energy required for the reaction to occur, decreasing the reaction rate. Anticatalysts are important in industries and laboratories where control of reaction rates is important.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of anticatalyst in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of anticatalyst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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