catalysis
noun
ca·tal·y·sis kə-ˈta-lə-səs 
plural catalyses kə-ˈta-lə-ˌsēz
: a modification and especially increase in the rate of a chemical reaction induced by material unchanged chemically at the end of the reaction
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Traditional catalysis has relied on the use of metals and enzymes. 
Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021 List and MacMillan, working independently, developed a new kind of catalysis, called organocatalysis, which uses small, organic molecules that allows the process to be cheaper and better for the environment than the traditional methods. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021 The Nobel panel said List and MacMillan in 2000 independently developed a new way of catalysis. BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2021 In a new evaluation run by the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory, NuScale’s nuclear module performed effective catalysis for hydrogen. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2020 At the surface Where the SrTiO3 tends to fall short is in the catalysis. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 May 2020 That crystalline structure imparts mechanical properties that are useful for catalysis, gas storage, and drug delivery, for example. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 July 2019 See More
Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021 List and MacMillan, working independently, developed a new kind of catalysis, called organocatalysis, which uses small, organic molecules that allows the process to be cheaper and better for the environment than the traditional methods. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021 The Nobel panel said List and MacMillan in 2000 independently developed a new way of catalysis. BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2021 In a new evaluation run by the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory, NuScale’s nuclear module performed effective catalysis for hydrogen. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2020 At the surface Where the SrTiO3 tends to fall short is in the catalysis. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 May 2020 That crystalline structure imparts mechanical properties that are useful for catalysis, gas storage, and drug delivery, for example. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 July 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Greek katalysis dissolution, from katalyein to dissolve, from kata- + lyein to dissolve, release — more at lose
First Known Use
1836, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
catalysis
noun
ca·tal·y·sis kə-ˈtal-ə-səs
plural catalyses -ˌsēz
: a change and especially increase in the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst