Initiator

Mandarin:
引发剂
Explanation in English Language (EN):
A substance that initiates a chemical reaction. In polymerization, initiators are used to generate the active species that start the chain growth process.
Explanation in Mandarin (ZH):
引发化学反应的物质。在聚合中,引发剂用于产生开始链增长过程的活性物质。(yǐn fā huà xué fǎn yìng de wù zhì. zài jù hé zhōng, yǐn fā jì yòng yú chǎn shēng kāi shǐ liàn zēng zhǎng guò chéng de huó xìng wù zhì.)
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
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- Example: The word “hello” in British English is transcribed as /həˈləʊ/ in IPA.