catalysts
Sparks for reactions
Catalysts are agents that cause or accelerate change.
In chemistry, a catalyst speeds up a reaction without being consumed by it.
The figurative sense dominates general usage: The assassination was the catalyst for war.
A catalyst sets things in motion or brings latent tensions to a head.
The singular is catalyst.
Thorough change in form
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- triggerWhat initiates action
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- impetusForce initiating action
driver · agent · force · stimulus · instigator · facilitator · enabler · prompt
Dense precious silvery metal
- palladiumElement forty-six, catalytic metal
- rhodiumPlatinum group element
- zeolitePorous aluminosilicate mineral
- nickelElement twenty-eight, or coin
iron · copper · enzyme · substrate · active site · heterogeneous · homogeneous · biocatalyst
Protein that hastens reactions
- coenzymeEnzyme's nonprotein helper molecule
- kinasePhosphate-transferring enzyme
- proteaseProtein-cleaving enzyme
- lipaseFat-dissolving enzyme
amylase · polymerase · ligase · pepsin · synthase · phosphatase · transferase · nuclease
One who overturns norms
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- entrepreneurOne who starts businesses
startup · breakthrough · invention · creativity · ideation · ingenuity · brainstorming · incubator
Vigorous cause champion
- reformerAgent of institutional improvement
- organizerArrangement tool or person
- movementChange in position
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
agitator · advocate · leader · mobilizer · revolutionary · rabble-rouser · firebrand · provocateur
transformation
Thorough change in form
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- triggerWhat initiates action
- sparkTiny fiery particle
impetus · driver · agent · force · stimulus · instigator · facilitator · enabler · prompt · spur
platinum
Dense precious silvery metal
- palladiumElement forty-six, catalytic metal
- rhodiumPlatinum group element
- zeolitePorous aluminosilicate mineral
nickel · iron · copper · enzyme · substrate · active site · heterogeneous · homogeneous · biocatalyst · activation energy
enzyme
Protein that hastens reactions
- coenzymeEnzyme's nonprotein helper molecule
- kinasePhosphate-transferring enzyme
- proteaseProtein-cleaving enzyme
lipase · amylase · polymerase · ligase · pepsin · synthase · phosphatase · transferase · nuclease · cofactor
disruptor
One who overturns norms
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
entrepreneur · startup · breakthrough · invention · creativity · ideation · ingenuity · brainstorming · incubator · accelerator
activist
Vigorous cause champion
- reformerAgent of institutional improvement
- organizerArrangement tool or person
- movementChange in position
protest · agitator · advocate · leader · mobilizer · revolutionary · rabble-rouser · firebrand · provocateur · galvanizer
- chemicalschemicals, compounds, acids, reagents, solutions
- trailblazerstrailblazers, pioneers, innovators, groundbreakers, forerunners
- Chemical Industrychemical engineering, chemical manufacturing, chemical plants, industrial chemistry, petrochemicals
- lab suppliesbeakers, beaker, test tubes, test tube, pipettes
- chemical engineeringchemical engineer, chemical engineering, reactors, distillation, heat transfer
- kineticsreaction rate, activation energy, reaction rates, second order, threshold energy
catalystsinhibitors
Agents blocking biological processes
retardants · suppressants · blockers · impediments · deterrents
catalystspreventers
Those who avert events
stabilizers · blocks · barriers · obstructions · stoppers
- palladium catalysisMetal-assisted bond formation