catalytic converter
catalytic converter
nounDefinition of CATALYTIC CONVERTER
: an automobile exhaust-system component containing a catalyst that causes conversion of harmful gases (as carbon monoxide and uncombusted hydrocarbons) into mostly harmless products (as water and carbon dioxide)
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1955
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