catalyseverb [ T ]
UK US catalyze uk/ˈkæt.əl.aɪz//ˈkæt̬.əl.aɪz/specialized chemistry to make a chemical reaction happen or happen more quickly by acting as a catalyst:
It was thought that only proteins could catalyse reactions in cells.
to make something start happening or start being successful:
Will this be enough to catalyse the country's moribund industry?
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Physical & chemical processes
- addition reaction
- adiabatic
- adsorb
- advection
- alpha decay
- corrode
- degradable
- diffraction
- dissolve
- exothermic reaction
- impregnate
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- saponification
- scald
- secretion
- sop
- suction
- the carbon cycle
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