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phase-transfer catalyst

phase-transfer catalyst noun: a catalyst that migrates a reactant across a phase boundary.

Noun

phase-transfer catalyst (plural phase-transfer catalysts)

  1. A catalyst that migrates a reactant across a phase boundary

Forms of phase-transfer catalyst

pluralphase-transfer catalysts

Questions about phase-transfer catalyst

What does phase-transfer catalyst mean?
Phase-transfer catalyst means a catalyst that migrates a reactant across a phase boundary.
What part of speech is phase-transfer catalyst?
Phase-transfer catalyst is a noun.
What is the plural of phase-transfer catalyst?
The plural of phase-transfer catalyst is phase-transfer catalysts.

Words near phase-transfer catalyst in the dictionary

  1. phase-locked loop
  2. phase-locked loops
  3. phase-out
  4. phase-outs
  5. phase-shift keying
  6. phase-transfer catalyst
  7. phase-transfer catalysts
  8. phaseable
  9. phaseal
  10. phasecal
  11. phased

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