anticatalyst

[an-tee-kat-l-ist, an-tahy-]

noun

Chemistry.

1. an inhibitor.

anticatalyst

/ ˌæntɪˈkætəlɪst /

noun

1. a substance that destroys or diminishes the activity of a catalyst

2. another name for inhibitor

Word History and Origins

Origin of anticatalyst¹

First recorded in 1920–25; anti- + catalyst