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CATALYST

a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible

The meaning of the word catalyst is a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible.

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consanguineousof the same blood or origin
renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
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