catalizador

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Galician catálise

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izārebor.

Galician -izar

Galician catalizar

Galician -dor

Galician catalizador

From catalizar + -dor.

Noun

catalizador m (plural catalizadores)

1. catalyst

Further reading

• “catalizador”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish catálisis

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōlbor.

Old Spanish -izar

Spanish -izar

Spanish catalizar

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Spanish -dor

Spanish catalizador

From catalizar + -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kataliθaˈdoɾ/ [ka.t̪a.li.θaˈð̞oɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /katalisaˈdoɾ/ [ka.t̪a.li.saˈð̞oɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧ta‧li‧za‧dor

Adjective

catalizador (feminine catalizadora, masculine plural catalizadores, feminine plural catalizadoras)

1. acting as a catalyst

Noun

catalizador m (plural catalizadores)

1. catalyst
2. catalytic converter

Derived terms

• biocatalizador

Further reading

• “catalizador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025