catalyst (n.)
-
The bombing attack was the catalyst for war.
precipitate (vt) (n.) (a.)
-
Her death precipitated a family crisis.
The exodus from the cities was an unexpected precipitate of the automobile, which effectively shrank distances
The army's precipitate withdrawal from the field of battle.
-
The bombing attack was the catalyst for war.
precipitate (vt) (n.) (a.)
-
Her death precipitated a family crisis.
The exodus from the cities was an unexpected precipitate of the automobile, which effectively shrank distances
The army's precipitate withdrawal from the field of battle.