Katalyse

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German

 Katalyse on German Wikipedia

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