Definition of Catalyse

1. Verb. Change by catalysis or cause to catalyze.

Exact synonyms: Catalyze
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Derivative terms: Catalyst

Definition of Catalyse

1. Verb. (chemistry chiefly British) (alternative spelling of catalyze) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Catalyse

1. to act as a catalyst [v CATALYSED, CATALYSING, CATALYSES]

Medical Definition of Catalyse

1. To speed up a chemical reaction. (16 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Catalyse

cataloguable
catalogue
catalogue raisonné
catalogued
cataloguer
cataloguers
catalogues
cataloguing
cataloreactant
catalos
catalpa
catalpas
catalufa
catalymetric
catalysation
catalyse (current term)
catalysed
catalyser
catalysers
catalyses
catalysing
catalysis
catalysize
catalyst
catalysts
catalytic
catalytic activity
catalytic agent
catalytic antibody
catalytic centre

Literary usage of Catalyse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"... cataloguing. cataloguer, vt catalog(ue). catalyse, /. catalysis. catalyser, vt catalyze, catalyse. catalyseur, m. catalyzer, ..."

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