catalysis
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
catalysis /kəˈtalɪsɪs/
▶noun Chemistry & Biochemistry the acceleration of a chemical reaction by a catalyst.
– derivatives
catalytic /ˌkatəˈlɪtɪk/ adjective,
catalytically adverb.
catalytic /ˌkatəˈlɪtɪk/ adjective,
catalytically adverb.
– origin C19: from mod. L., from Gk katalusis, from kataluein ‘dissolve’.
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