catalytic converter

catalytic converter

n.

A reaction chamber typically containing a finely divided platinum-iridium catalyst into which exhaust gases from an automotive engine are passed together with excess air so that carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon pollutants are oxidized to carbon dioxide and water.

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catalytic converter

Noun

a device which uses catalysts to reduce the quantity of poisonous substances emitted by the exhaust of a motor vehicle

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

catalytic converter - a converter that uses a platinum-iridium catalyst to oxidize pollutants and carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and water; an antipollution device on an automotive exhaust system converter, convertor - a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

Translations

catalytic converter [kætəˈlɪtɪkkənˈvəːtəʳ] n → catalizador m

catalytic converter [kætəˈlɪtɪkkənˈvəːtəʳ] n → pot m catalytique

catalytic converter [kætəˈlɪtɪk kənˈvəːtəʳ] n (Aut) → Katalysator m

catalytic converter [kætəˈlɪtɪkkənˈvəːtəʳ] n → marmitta catalitica, catalizzatore m