单词 | catalysis |
释义 | catalysis —catalytic /kat'l it"ik/, adj. , n. —catalytical, adj. —catalytically, adv. /keuh tal"euh sis/, n. , pl. catalyses /-seez'/. 1. Chem. the causing or accelerating of a chemical change by the addition of a catalyst. 2. an action between two or more persons or forces, initiated by an agent that itself remains unaffected by the action: social catalyses occasioned by controversial writings. [1645-55; < NL < Gk katálysis dissolution, equiv. to katalý(ein) to dissolve (kata- CATA- + lýein to loosen) + -sis -SIS] |
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