Hyphenation of catalyst

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word catalyst? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

cat-a-lyst

Definitions of catalyst:

1.
(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected
2.
Something that causes an important event to happen
The invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country

Synonyms of catalyst:

noun accelerator, activator
nouncausal agent, cause, causal agency

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