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catalysis

[ kuh-tal-uh-sis ]

noun

, plural ca·tal·y·ses [k, uh, -, tal, -, uh, -seez].
  1. Chemistry. 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.



catalysis

/ kəˈtælɪsɪs /

noun

  1. acceleration of a chemical reaction by the action of a catalyst
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • cat·a·lyt·ic [kat-l-, it, -ik], adjective noun
  • cata·lyti·cal adjective
  • cata·lyti·cal·ly adverb
  • anti·cata·lytic adjective noun
  • anti·cata·lyti·cal·ly adverb
  • noncat·a·lytic adjective noun
  • noncat·a·lyti·cal·ly adverb
  • self-ca·taly·sis noun
  • semi·cata·lytic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of catalysis1

First recorded in 1645–55; from New Latin, from Greek katálȳsis “dissolution,” equivalent to katalȳ́ein “to dissolve” ( kata- cata- + lȳ́ein “to loosen”) + -sis -sis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of catalysis1

C17: from New Latin, from Greek katalusis, from kataluein to dissolve
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Example Sentences

We need a catalysis so that positive evolution can take place in a matter of years rather than decades or not at all.

The two laureates were rewarded for independently developing a third type of catalysis, which builds upon small organic molecules.

In 2019, she and some colleagues were working with zeolites, porous materials vital for applications from industrial catalysis to air purification.

These days, Korley works closely with experts on topics as wide-ranging as catalysis, enzyme engineering, and manufacturing.

We could regard what is called catalysis solely as an agent in the service of entelechy.

He demonstrated the processes of synthesis and auto-catalysis that enabled such small samples to be multiplied indefinitely.

The phenomenon known as "catalysis" is of common occurrence in both inorganic and organic chemistry.

This latter consideration seems to be the factor of largest influence in colloidal catalysis.

Like circulation or respiration, periodic catalysis has its poisons, and exhibits signs of fatigue, and of paralysis by cold.

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