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noun acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction
originFrom Ancient Greek κατάλυσις (katálusis, “dissolution”), from καταλύω (katalúō, “I dissolve”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + λύω (lúō, “I loose”). By surface analysis, cata- + -lysis.
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