catalytic converter
noun
: an automobile exhaust-system component containing a catalyst that causes conversion of harmful gases (such as carbon monoxide and uncombusted hydrocarbons) into mostly harmless products (such as water and carbon dioxide)
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New Jersey man Navin Khanna has pleaded guilty to running a criminal enterprise that stole thousands of catalytic converters from vehicles and sold them on, making as much as $600 million in the process.
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Luis Benitez installs one of four new catalytic converters onto a Chevrolet Silverado at Johnny Franklin's Muffler on July 11, 2022 in San Rafael, California.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 22 July 2025
As a result, the state has frequently exercised that power, driving changes in the nation’s standards and technology, including the adoption of catalytic converters.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
The ring involved theft of catalytic converters from motor vehicles across Connecticut, federal authorities.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Luis Benitez installs one of four new catalytic converters onto a Chevrolet Silverado at Johnny Franklin's Muffler on July 11, 2022 in San Rafael, California.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 22 July 2025
As a result, the state has frequently exercised that power, driving changes in the nation’s standards and technology, including the adoption of catalytic converters.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 2 June 2025
The ring involved theft of catalytic converters from motor vehicles across Connecticut, federal authorities.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Catalytic converter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catalytic%20converter. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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