acatalytic
/ˌeɪ.kætəˈlɪtɪk/
acatalytic adjective: not involving or exhibiting catalysis; lacking catalytic activity.
Adjective
acatalytic (not comparable)
- Not involving or exhibiting catalysis; lacking catalytic activity.
- Comparative tests made with both catalysts demonstrated to him conclusively, that under the working conditions of the industrial practice, metallic catalysts are always more effective than oxides, though there are oxides which give metal, which, however, in acatalytic action is below the oxide...1918 March, Dr. W. Herbig, “ANNUAL REPORT ON FATS OILS AND WAXES FOR YEAR 1916”, in The American Perfumer and Essential Oil Review, volume XIII, number 1, New York, page 279
- The absorbance of a PAG for chemically amplified resist can be quite low because of the high quantum yield resulting from acatalytic reactions.1998, Bruce W. Smith, Kazuaki Suzuki, James R. Sheats, editors, Microlithography: Science and Technology, illustrated edition, CRC Press, page 532
Origin of acatalytic
From a- + catalytic.
Questions about acatalytic
- What does acatalytic mean?
- Acatalytic means not involving or exhibiting catalysis; lacking catalytic activity.
- What part of speech is acatalytic?
- Acatalytic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce acatalytic?
- Acatalytic is pronounced /ˌeɪ.kætəˈlɪtɪk/.
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