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Dictionary: cat·a·lyt·ic   (kăt'l-ĭt'ĭk) pronunciation
adj.
Of, involving, or acting as a catalyst: "Deregulation's catalytic power . . . is still reshaping the banking, communications, and transportation industries" (Ellyn E. Spragins).

[Greek katalutikos, able to dissolve, from katalusis, dissolution. See catalysis.]

catalytically cat'a·lyt'i·cal·ly adv.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: relating to or causing or involving catalysis
  Pertains to noun: catalysis (meaning #1)


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - katalytisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
katalytisch

Français (French)
adj. - catalytique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - katalytisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καταλυτικός

Italiano (Italian)
catalitico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - catalítico

Русский (Russian)
каталитический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - catalítico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - katalytisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
接触反应的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 接觸反應的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 촉매의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 触媒の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حافزي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מזרז, מאיץ‬


 
 
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