catalytic

/ (ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk) /

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adjective

of or relating to catalysis; involving a catalyst

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Derived forms of catalytic

catalytically, adverb

Words nearby catalytic

catalpa, catalufa, catalyse, catalysis, catalyst, catalytic, catalytic converter, catalytic cracker, catalytic cracking, catalyze, catamaran

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How to use catalytic in a sentence

Communications tools and political platform building workshops could be catalytic.
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This fact explains the so-called “catalytic” action of acids and bases in decomposing such compounds as the esters.
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The printing in capitals was obviously done by hand, but with the same catalytic "ink" as the rest of the badge.
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Now each Catalytic has peculiarities and affinities that distinguish it from all others.
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I have already said that a Catalytic tends of itself to work out a peculiar process in the blood.
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Such is the difference between Restorative and Catalytic medicines.
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