catalyze
verb (used with object)
to act upon by catalysis.
catalyzer
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a word derived from
catalyze.
Example Sentences
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But the secret ingredient in its cry catalyzer has always been Jack and the writers’ refusal to lionize him.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2018
Lately a new catalyzer has appeared in the railroad crucible.
From Time Magazine Archive
A catalyzer is a stimulus which excites a transformation of energy.
From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc
Other investigators, notably Bach and Palacci, reported that they had succeeded in artificially producing formaldehyde from water and carbon dioxide, in the presence of a suitable catalyzer or sensitizer.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
DEFINITION: A catalyzer is a substance which changes the velocity of a reaction, but does not change its products.
From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson
