catalisador

Portuguese

Etymology

From catalisar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.li.zaˈdoʁ/ [ka.ta.li.zaˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.li.zaˈdoʁ/ [ka.ta.li.zaˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.li.zaˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.li.zaˈdoʁ/ [ka.ta.li.zaˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.li.zaˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.tɐ.li.zɐˈdoɾ/ [kɐ.tɐ.li.zɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.tɐ.li.zɐˈdoɾ/ [kɐ.tɐ.li.zɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.tɐ.li.zɐˈdo.ɾi/ [kɐ.tɐ.li.zɐˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: ca‧ta‧li‧sa‧dor

Adjective

catalisador (feminine catalisadora, masculine plural catalisadores, feminine plural catalisadoras)

1. catalyzing

Noun

catalisador m (plural catalisadores)

1. catalyst
2. catalyzer
3. (automotive) catalytic converter (chamber which oxidises carbon dioxide from exhaust gases)

   Synonym: conversor catalítico

Related terms

• catálise

Further reading

• “catalisador” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.