anticatalyst meaning

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anticatalyst (noun): (chemistry) a substance that retards a chemical reaction or diminishes the activity of a catalyst.

Definition of anticatalyst

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

    Opposite: catalyst

    Type of: inhibitor

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in ST · 12-letter words

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