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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/
- Hyphenation: Ka‧ta‧ly‧se
Noun
Katalyse f (genitive Katalyse, plural Katalysen)
- 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