biocatalyst
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bi·o·cat·a·lyst (bī'ō-kăt'l-ĭst) 
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n.
A substance, especially an enzyme, that initiates or modifies the rate of a chemical reaction in a living body; a biochemical catalyst.
biocatalytic bi'o·cat'a·lyt'ic (-kăt'l-ĭt'ĭk) adj.
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Meaning #1:
a biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme
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