catalysis

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek κατάλυσις (katalusis, “dissolution”), from καταλύω (kataluō, “I dissolve”), from κατά (kata, “down”) + λύω (luō, “I loose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈtæləsɪs/

Noun

catalysis (plural catalyses)

1. (chemistry) The increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst.

Derived terms

• heterogeneous catalysis
• homogeneous catalysis

Related terms

• catalyst
• catalytic
• catalyze
• catalyzer

Translations

chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst

• Armenian: կատալիզ (hy) (kataliz)
• Catalan: catàlisi (ca) f
• Czech: katalýza (cs) f
• French: catalyse (fr) f
• German: Katalyse (de) f
• Greek: κατάλυση (el) (katálisi) f
• Icelandic: hvötun (is) f

• Italian: catalisi (it) f
• Japanese: 触媒作用 (ja) (しょくばいさよう, shokubai sayō)
• Polish: kataliza (pl) f
• Romanian: cataliză (ro) f
• Russian: катализ (ru) (kataliz)
• Spanish: catálisis (es) f
• Turkish: tezleşim (tr)

External links

• catalysis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• catalysis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• catalysis at OneLook Dictionary Search