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Reactant vs Cataloreactant - What's the difference?

reactant | cataloreactant |

In chemistry terms the difference between reactant and cataloreactant

is that reactant is any of the participants present at the start of a chemical reaction while cataloreactant is a catalytic reactant that is regenerated at the end of a reaction.

reactant

English

Noun

(wikipedia reactant) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) any of the participants present at the start of a chemical reaction
  • cataloreactant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A catalytic reactant that is regenerated at the end of a reaction