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catalysis

/kəˈtæləsɪs/

catalysis noun: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction, induced by a catalyst.

Noun

catalysis (countable and uncountable, plural catalyses)

  1. 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

pluralcatalyses

Plural of catalysis: catalyses

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

  1. catalysed
  2. catalyser
  3. catalysers
  4. catalyses
  5. catalysing
  6. catalysis
  7. catalysize
  8. catalyst
  9. catalystic
  10. catalysts
  11. catalytic

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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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