Hypertext Webster Gateway: "catalyst"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
catalyst
n 1: (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a
chemical reaction without itself being affected [syn: {accelerator}]
[ant: {anticatalyst}]
2: something that causes an important event to happen; "the
invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"
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