Word: catalystic
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...into a living room, knock out a wall and give them an audience. Without action the result is liable to be dull exposition of the ordinary topics of life, unless a catalytic agent is inserted. In the present production by the Brattle Hall players, George Bernard Shaw is the catalyst; his magic transforms the discussion into an amusing, intelligent play which the actors handle in a most capable manner...
...whites and whipped them up. Then he measured the physical properties of his meringues. After using dozens of eggs, he switched to other materials, finally hit on a phenolic resin as the best. This week, Westinghouse claimed that Sterling's "meringue," made by heating the resin with a catalyst to 350° F., was the world's lightest solid. At any rate, it was ten to 20 times lighter than the fluffiest pie topping...
Professor Harris terms the twenty billion dollars intended for ERP a "catalyst" which, within four years, will help raise the national income of Western Europe as much as 25 percent. The increased purchasing power of Western Europe should also stimulate non-ERP nations to a quicker economic recovery...
...meat of the story is its simple revelation of three types of human character, altering in the presence of the sinister catalyst, gold. The story is told with intelligence, humor and suspense. It is by turns exceedingly funny and completely terrifying. It is as rich in symbolic overtones as it is in character and drama. For the treasure of the mountain is a fair image of most human goals; and the men who seek it are fair representatives...
Hopson, who is now in the market for a partner to bring capital into a growing enterprise, has built his gimmick--now retailing for $70--around the age-old standby and social catalyst of a tray of ice cubes...