Catalufa
any of several bigeyes, as Pristigenys serrula (popeye catalufa) found in the Pacific Ocean.
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to act upon by catalysis. verb (transitive) to influence (a chemical reaction) by catalysis v. variant spelling of catalyze (q.v.); for spelling, see -ize. Related: Catalysed; catalysing. v. 1890, back-formation from catalysis on model of analyze/analysis. Related: Catalyzed; catalyzing. Probably influenced by French catalyser (1842). catalyze cat·a·lyze (kāt’l-īz’) v. cat·a·lyzed, cat·a·lyz·ing, cat·a·lyz·es To modify, especially […]
- Catalysed
to act upon by catalysis. v. 1890, back-formation from catalysis on model of analyze/analysis. Related: Catalyzed; catalyzing. Probably influenced by French catalyser (1842). catalyze cat·a·lyze (kāt’l-īz’) v. cat·a·lyzed, cat·a·lyz·ing, cat·a·lyz·es To modify, especially to increase, the rate of a chemical reaction by catalysis. catalyze (kāt’l-īz’) To modify, especially to increase, the rate of a chemical […]
- Catalyses
Chemistry. the causing or accelerating of a chemical change by the addition of a catalyst. an action between two or more persons or forces, initiated by an agent that itself remains unaffected by the action: social catalyses occasioned by controversial writings. to act upon by catalysis. noun (pl) -ses (-ˌsiːz) acceleration of a chemical reaction […]
- Catalyst
Chemistry. a substance that causes or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected. something that causes activity between two or more persons or forces without itself being affected. a person or thing that precipitates an event or change: His imprisonment by the government served as the catalyst that helped transform social unrest into revolution. […]
- Catalytic
Chemistry. the causing or accelerating of a chemical change by the addition of a catalyst. an action between two or more persons or forces, initiated by an agent that itself remains unaffected by the action: social catalyses occasioned by controversial writings. Contemporary Examples Communications tools and political platform building workshops could be catalytic. Satellites Correctly […]