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anticatalyst

an·ti·cat·a·lyst [ àntee kátt'list, àntī kátt'list ] (plural an·ti·cat·a·lysts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. chemistry 
Same as  inhibitor (sense 1)


2. substance to prevent action of catalyst: a substance that inhibits or prevents the action of a catalyst

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