catalyze

English

Alternative forms

catalyse (mainly UK)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkætəˌlaɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Verb

catalyze (third-person singular simple present catalyzes, present participle catalyzing, simple past and past participle catalyzed)

(chemistry)
(transitive) To bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.
(transitive) To accelerate a process.
(transitive) To inspire significantly by catalysis.

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Translations

to bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction

Asturian: catalizar
Belarusian: каталізава́ць impf or pf (katalizavácʹ)
Catalan: catalitzar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 催化 (zh) (cuīhuà)
Danish: katalysere
Dutch: katalyseren (nl)
Finnish: katalysoida
French: catalyser (fr)
Galician: catalizar
Hungarian: katalizál (hu)
Icelandic: hvetja
Italian: catalizzare (it)
Latvian: katalizēt
Polish: katalizować (pl)
Portuguese: catalisar
Russian: катализи́ровать (ru) impf or pf (katalizírovatʹ)
Spanish: catalizar (es)
Swedish: katalysera
Ukrainian: каталізува́ти impf or pf (katalizuváty)
Vietnamese: xúc tác

to accelerate a process

Catalan: catalitzar (ca)
Finnish: kiihdyttää (fi), jouduttaa (fi), katalysoida
French: catalyser (fr)
Galician: catalizar
Hungarian: katalizál (hu)
Italian: catalizzare (it)
Polish: katalizować (pl)
Portuguese: catalisar
Russian: катализи́ровать (ru) impf or pf (katalizírovatʹ)
Spanish: catalizar (es)
Ukrainian: каталізува́ти impf or pf (katalizuváty)