Katalyse

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κατάλυσις (katálusis, “dissolution”), from καταλύω (katalúō, “I dissolve”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + λύω (lúō, “I loose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kataˈlyːzə/

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• Hyphenation: Ka‧ta‧ly‧se

Noun

Katalyse f (genitive Katalyse, plural Katalysen)

1. catalysis (chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst)

Declension

Declension of Katalyse [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Katalyse	die	Katalysen
genitive	einer	der	Katalyse	der	Katalysen
dative	einer	der	Katalyse	den	Katalysen
accusative	eine	die	Katalyse	die	Katalysen

Related terms

• katalytisch
• Katalysator
• katalysieren

Further reading

• “Katalyse” in Duden online
• “Katalyse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache