Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catalytic converter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
cat-a-lyt-ic con-vert-er
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide.

Inflected Forms

catalytic converters (plural)

Derived Forms

cat

Synonyms

Cadillac converter cat catalyser

Rhymes With

converter cadillac converter inverter mcwhirter squirter alerter subverter reverter

Questions

What does catalytic converter mean?
A chamber containing a finely divided platinum catalyst in which carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons from vehicle exhaust are oxidized to carbon dioxide.

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