I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|id.ik, -itik, -ēk adjective
Etymology: Greek katalytikos, from katalysis + -ikos -ic
: causing, involving or relating to catalysis
a catalytic agent
a catalytic reaction
a catalytic function
a catalytic personality
• catalytically adverb
II. noun
( -s )
: catalyst
duty is sometimes still offered as a catalytic — Irwin Edman