catalyze
Use Catalyze in a sentence
lˌaɪzAlso, especially British, cat·a·lyse.
Related forms
cat·a·lyz·er, noun
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catalyse or catalyze (ˈkætəˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to influence (a chemical reaction) by catalysis | |
| catalyze or catalyze | |
| —vb | |
| 'catalyser or catalyze | |
| —n | |
| 'catalyzer or catalyze | |
| —n | |
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Catalyze
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Medical Dictionary
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.
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Science Dictionary
| catalyze (kāt'l-īz') Pronunciation Key
To modify, especially to increase, the rate of a chemical reaction through the action of a catalyst. |
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Example sentences
The next step is to scale this activity up, to catalyze a national movement.
Enzymes catalyze a wide range of chemical reactions.
The city lacks any focal point of the sort that might catalyze a spontaneous public gathering.
Perhaps those were single molecules that could catalyze their own reproduction.
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