CATALYSIS


Meaning of CATALYSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈta-lə-səs ]

noun

( plural ca·tal·y·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: Greek katalysis dissolution, from katalyein to dissolve, from kata- + lyein to dissolve, release — more at lose

Date: 1836

: a modification and especially increase in the rate of a chemical reaction induced by material unchanged chemically at the end of the reaction

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