catalyzer

DEFINITION: _A catalyzer is a substance which changes the velocity of a reaction, but does not change its products.

An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson

And so we have clear goals on each of those platforms and we are moving ahead with our global partners to ensure that we have a leadership role and playing an important catalyzer (sic) for awareness across the whole business world, for sustainability and climate change.

CNN Transcript Dec 11, 2009 2009

Analogy: Replacing the catalyzer in an 03-K64 Firefly.

What I did during my absence, and how I imagined it 2009

Also, Fillion revealed on Twitter that he swiped the catalyzer from 'Out of Gas' and put it in Castle's living room bookshelf beneath the model boat.

Mal Reynolds is Back! - Pink Raygun.com 2009

At one rest stop, Carmen buys coca leaves and demonstrates how to prepare them for chewing, by removing the stems and wrapping a dozen or more leaves around a catalyzer.

colca canyon trip, day one 2006

At one rest stop, Carmen buys coca leaves and demonstrates how to prepare them for chewing, by removing the stems and wrapping a dozen or more leaves around a catalyzer.

Archive 2006-05-01 2006

I noted that my catalyzer pack was having trouble keeping up — cracking the CO7 atmosphere and topping up the two flat body-form bottles at my waist.

The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection Dozois, Gardner 2006

I, for some reason, was the missing chemical — the catalyzer.

Dwellers in the Mirage 2004

Though milder than many, as she had pointed out, it required a permanent commitment on the part of the catalyzer.

The Mocking Program Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002

To bring about the first of these reactions rapidly, a catalyzer is employed, and the process is carried out in the following way: Large iron tubes are packed with some porous material, such as calcium and magnesium sulphates, which contains a suitable catalytic substance scattered through it.

An Elementary Study of Chemistry William McPherson