"precatalyst" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: precatalysts [plural]
Etymology: pre- + catalyst Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|catalyst}} pre- + catalyst Head templates: {{en-noun}} precatalyst (plural precatalysts)
  1. (chemistry) Any compound that is converted to a catalyst during the course of the catalyzed reaction. Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (compound that converts to a catalyst): esikatalyytti (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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