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catalyze

/ˈkætəˌlaɪz/

catalyze verb: to bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.

Verb

catalyze (third-person singular simple present catalyzes, present participle catalyzing, simple past and past participle catalyzed)

  1. (transitive) To bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.
  2. (transitive) To accelerate a process.
  3. (transitive) To inspire significantly by catalysis.

catalyze meaning in Vietnamese

catalyze in Vietnamese

to bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction
xúc tác

Examples of catalyze in a sentence

  • This finds support from absorption spectrophotogram revealing AKR17A1 catalyzed NADPH dependent degradation of butachlor in vitro.
  • The twelfth step is conversion of geniposidic acid to bartsioside, which is catalyzed by a decarboxylase enzyme.
  • PNP (purine nuceloside phosphorylase) catalyzes the phosphorylysis of inosine, guanosine and their deoxycompounds.

All 13 example sentences with catalyze

Forms of catalyze

third-person singular presentcatalyzes
present participlecatalyzing
past participlecatalyzed
pastcatalyzed
alternative formcatalyse

Past tense of catalyze: catalyzed

Words formed from catalyze

Questions about catalyze

What does catalyze mean?
Catalyze means to bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.
What is catalyze in Vietnamese?
Catalyze in Vietnamese is xúc tác. See Catalyze meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is catalyze?
Catalyze is a verb.
How do you pronounce catalyze?
Catalyze is pronounced /ˈkætəˌlaɪz/.
What is the past tense of catalyze?
The past tense of catalyze is catalyzed.

Words near catalyze in the dictionary

  1. catalytical
  2. catalytically
  3. catalyzable
  4. catalyzation
  5. catalyzations
  6. catalyze
  7. catalyzed
  8. catalyzer
  9. catalyzers
  10. catalyzes
  11. catalyzing

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