Catalyze definition

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catalyzed catalyzes catalyzing
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To bring about; initiate.
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To modify, especially to increase, the rate of (a chemical reaction) by catalysis.
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To produce fundamental change in; transform.

Changes in student enrollment that have catalyzed the educational system.

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To change or bring about as a catalyst.
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To modify, especially to increase, the rate of a chemical reaction through the action of a catalyst.
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​ To bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.
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Origin of catalyze

  • From catalysis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Catalyze Sentence Examples

  • He'd have to catalyze his healing with adrenaline and other drugs.

  • Sometimes even just having the rare opportunity to spend time away from the everyday pressures of running a business can catalyze more visionary thinking.

  • Other kinases at the cytosolic surface of the plasma membrane then catalyze phosphorylation of Protein Kinase B, activating it.

  • They do, however, not catalyze monosulphide conversion, i.e., pyrite formation.

  • These ions are harmful to organic substrates, such as paper, because they catalyze the oxidative degradation of cellulose and other organic materials.

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