Katalysator
German, noun/katalyˈzaːtoɐ̯/
Katalysator is a German masculine noun meaning “catalyst (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stoff, der die benötigte Aktivierungsenergie einer chemischen Reaktion beeinflusst, ohne dabei verbraucht zu…”.
What does Katalysator mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecatalyst (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process)
- 2
masculinecatalyst, catalytic converter
- 3
masculinecatalyst
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stoff, der die benötigte Aktivierungsenergie einer chemischen Reaktion beeinflusst, ohne dabei verbraucht zu werden 2. Bauteil, das Verbrennungsschadstoffe in den Abgasen zu ungiftigen Stoffen chemisch umwandelt 3. etwas oder jemand, das/der eine bestimmte Entwicklung auslöst oder beschleunigt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Katalysator
- Katalysators genitive
- Katalysatoren plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Katalysator?
- /katalyˈzaːtoɐ̯/
- [katalyˈzaːtoːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Katalysator
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Katalysator in German?
Katalysator appears 1.9 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).