catalysis
/kəˈtæləsɪs/
catalysis noun: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction, induced by a catalyst.
Noun
catalysis (countable and uncountable, plural catalyses)
- The increase of the rate of a chemical reaction, induced by a catalyst.
catalysis meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati and Tagalog
catalysis in Tamil
- இயைப்பியக்க ஊக்கம், வினையூக்கம், தாக்கவூக்கம், இணைக்கமூக்கம், வினைவேக மாற்றம், வேதி ஊக்கம் ஏற்றல்
catalysis in Bengali
- রাসায়নিক বিক্রিয়ার ত্বরণ
catalysis in Gujarati
- catalysis
- ઉદ્દીપન uddīpan
catalysis in Tagalog
- chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
- ganapbilos
More languagesFewer languages
- catalysis in Malay
- pemangkinan
- catalysis in Indonesian
- katalisis
Forms of catalysis
| plural | catalyses |
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Origin of catalysis
From Ancient Greek κατάλυσις (katálusis, “dissolution”), from καταλύω (katalúō, “I dissolve”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + λύω (lúō, “I loose”). By surface analysis, cata- + -lysis.
Words formed from catalysis
Questions about catalysis
- What does catalysis mean?
- Catalysis means the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction, induced by a catalyst.
- What is catalysis in Tamil?
- Catalysis in Tamil is இயைப்பியக்க ஊக்கம், வினையூக்கம், தாக்கவூக்கம். See Catalysis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is catalysis?
- Catalysis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce catalysis?
- Catalysis is pronounced /kəˈtæləsɪs/.
- What is the plural of catalysis?
- The plural of catalysis is catalyses.
Words near catalysis in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: catalysis (page history and authors); catalysis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); catalysis (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ઉદ્દીપન (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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