catalyze
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- catalyse (mainly UK)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkætəˌlaɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
[edit]catalyze (third-person singular simple present catalyzes, present participle catalyzing, simple past and past participle catalyzed)
- (chemistry, transitive) To bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.
- (transitive) To accelerate a process.
- (transitive) To inspire significantly by catalysis.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]to bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
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to accelerate a process
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Further reading
[edit]- “catalyze”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.