catalytic

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɪtɪk

Adjective

catalytic (comparative more catalytic, superlative most catalytic)

1. (chemistry) Of or relating to a catalyst; having properties facilitating chemical reaction or change.
   • Ure

     The catalytic power is ill understood.

Derived terms

• allelocatalytic
• anticatalytic
• autocatalytic
• biocatalytic
• catalytic activity
• catalytic agent
• catalytical
• catalytically
• catalytic converter
• catalytic reformer
• cocatalytic
• electrocatalytic
• extracatalytic
• heterocatalytic
• multicatalytic
• noncatalytic
• organocatalytic
• photocatalytic
• precatalytic
• pseudocatalytic
• thermocatalytic

 

Related terms

• catalysis
• catalyst
• catalyze
• catalyzer

 

Translations

of, or relating to catalysts

• Catalan: catalític
• Czech: katalytický
• Danish: katalytisk
• Finnish: katalyyttinen (fi)
• French: catalytique (fr)
• German: katalytisch (de)
• Greek: καταλυτικός (el) (katalytikós)
• Icelandic: hvetjandi m

• Italian: catalitico (it)
• Polish: katalityczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: catalítico (pt)
• Romanian: catalitic (ro) m or n
• Russian: каталити́ческий (ru) (katalitíčeskij)
• Spanish: catalítico (es)
• Tagalog: ganapbilusin
• Turkish: katalitik (tr)