CATALYTIC CONVERTER

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("catalytic converter" is a kind of...):

converter; convertor (a device for changing one substance or form or state into another)

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