Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun catalytic_converter

1 sense of catalytic converter

Sense 1
catalytic converter -- (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)
       => converter, convertor -- (a device for changing one substance or form or state into another)