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cocatalyst

cocatalyst noun: either of a pair of cooperative catalysts that improve each other's catalytic activity.

Noun

cocatalyst (plural cocatalysts)

  1. Either of a pair of cooperative catalysts that improve each other's catalytic activity.

Forms of cocatalyst

pluralcocatalysts

Origin of cocatalyst

From co- + catalyst.

Questions about cocatalyst

What does cocatalyst mean?
Cocatalyst means either of a pair of cooperative catalysts that improve each other's catalytic activity.
What part of speech is cocatalyst?
Cocatalyst is a noun.
What is the plural of cocatalyst?
The plural of cocatalyst is cocatalysts.

Words near cocatalyst in the dictionary

  1. cocashweeds
  2. cocast
  3. cocasting
  4. cocasts
  5. cocatalysis
  6. cocatalyst
  7. cocatalysts
  8. cocatalytic
  9. cocatalyzed
  10. cocategories
  11. cocategory

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