1 (chemistry) a substance that makes a chemical reaction happen faster without being changed itself:
Chlorine will act as a catalyst.
2 ~ (for sth) a person or thing that causes a change:
I see my role as being a catalyst for change. * The riots were later seen as the catalyst for the new political developments.
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