Meanings
plural catalyses
- countableuncountablechemistryThe increase of the rate of a chemical reaction, induced by a catalyst.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounacceleration of a chemical reaction induced by the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκατάλυσις“dissolution”
- Englishcatalysis
From Ancient Greek κατάλυσις (katálusis, “dissolution”), from καταλύω (katalúō, “I dissolve”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + λύω (lúō, “I loose”). By surface analysis, cata- + -lysis.
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Catalan catàlisi
- catàlisichemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Chinese Mandarin 催化作用, 觸媒作用 /触媒作用
- 催化作用 (cuīhuà zuòyòng)chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
- 觸媒作用 /触媒作用 (chùméi zuòyòng)chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Czech katalýza
- katalýzachemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Danish katalyse
- katalysechemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Finnish katalyysi
- katalyysichemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
French catalyse
- catalysechemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
German Katalyse
- Katalysechemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Greek κατάλυση
- κατάλυση (katálysi)chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Icelandic hvötun
- hvötunchemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Indonesian katalisis
- katalisischemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Italian catalisi
- catalisichemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Japanese 触媒作用
- 触媒作用 (shokubai sayō)chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Latvian katalīze
- katalīzechemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Malay pemangkinan
- pemangkinanchemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Norwegian Bokmål katalyse
- katalysechemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Polish kataliza
- katalizachemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Portuguese catálise
- catálisechemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Romanian cataliză
- catalizăchemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Russian ката́лиз
- ката́лиз (katáliz)chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Spanish catálisis
- catálisischemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Swedish katalys
- katalyschemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Tagalog ganapbilos
- ganapbiloschemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Turkish tezleşim
- tezleşimchemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Ukrainian ката́ліз
- ката́ліз (katáliz)chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Welsh catalysis
- catalysischemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst
Cite this entry
catalysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catalysis
“catalysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catalysis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catalysis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catalysis.
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