heterogeneous catalysis

noun

Catalysis in which the catalyst is present in a separate phase; normally the catalyst is a solid and the reactants are gas or liquid; it proceeds by the reaction of chemisorbed complexes.

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Meanings

nounheterogeneous catalysis (countable and uncountable, plural heterogeneous catalyses)

plural heterogeneous catalyses

  1. countableuncountablechemistryCatalysis in which the catalyst is present in a separate phase; normally the catalyst is a solid and the reactants are gas or liquid; it proceeds by the reaction of chemisorbed complexes.

Translations

French catalyse hétérogène
  • catalyse hétérogènecatalysis in which the catalyst is present in a separate phase
Tagalog dam-uriing ganapbilos
  • dam-uriing ganapbiloscatalysis in which the catalyst is present in a separate phase
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