Catalysis
//kəˈtæləsɪs// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The increase of the rate of a chemical reaction, induced by a catalyst. countable, uncountable
- 2 acceleration of a chemical reaction induced by the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction wordnet
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κατάλυσις (katálusis, “dissolution”), from καταλύω (katalúō, “I dissolve”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + λύω (lúō, “I loose”). By surface analysis, cata- + -lysis.
Related phrases
More for "catalysis"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.