Main Entry: cat·a·lyze Variant: or Britishcat·a·lyse/'kat-&l-"Iz/ Function: transitive verb InflectedForms: -lyzedor British-lysed; -lyz·ingor British-lys·ing : to bring about the catalysis of (a chemical reaction) —cat·a·lyz·eror Britishcat·a·lys·ernoun
catalyze cat·a·lyze (kāt'l-īz') v.cat·a·lyzed, cat·a·lyz·ing, cat·a·lyz·es To modify, especially to increase, the rate of a chemical reaction by catalysis.