Katalyse

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κατάλυσις (katálusis, “dissolution”), from καταλύω (katalúō, “I dissolve”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + λύω (lúō, “I loose”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kataˈlyːzə/
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  • Hyphenation: Ka‧ta‧ly‧se

Noun

Katalyse f (genitive Katalyse, plural Katalysen)

  1. catalysis (chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst)

Declension

Further reading

  • “Katalyse” in Duden online
  • “Katalyse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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