The invention of the printing press served as a catalyst for the rapid spread of scientific knowledge across Europe.
印刷术的发明成为科学知识在欧洲迅速传播的催化剂。
Historian Lucia Ferretti argues that the spread of coffeehouses in 17th-century Europe was the primary catalyst for the rise of public political debate among the merchant class.
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Historian Adaeze Nwosu argues that the spread of paper money in medieval China was the primary catalyst for the region's expanded long-distance trade networks.
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Historian Beatriz Nogueira argues that the widespread adoption of the printing press in 16th-century Europe was the primary catalyst for standardized national languages.
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Which choice best defines “catalyst”?
B — An agent that precipitates change.. “catalyst” means An agent that precipitates change..
Which word means “An agent that precipitates change.”?
B — catalyst. “catalyst” means An agent that precipitates change..
catalyst — An agent that precipitates change.. In Chinese: 催化剂；促成因素.
catalyst is pronounced //ˈkætəlɪst//.
The invention of the printing press served as a catalyst for the rapid spread of scientific knowledge across Europe. (印刷术的发明成为科学知识在欧洲迅速传播的催化剂。)
stimulus, trigger, impetus — all close in meaning to catalyst (An agent that precipitates change.).
deterrent, hindrance — each the opposite of catalyst (An agent that precipitates change.).
Yes. catalyst is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
cata- + lys(分解) → 加速反应者。