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What does catalyze mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word catalyze? Here's what it means.

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  1. (transitive) To bring about the catalysis of a chemical reaction.
  2. (transitive) To accelerate a process.
  3. (transitive) To inspire significantly by catalysis.
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The resulting chlorine atoms that are generated catalyze the depletion of the ozone layer in the stratosphere.
Zeolites can soak up liquid or gas molecules and also catalyze chemical reactions.
This site can catalyze contacts and lead to letters of agreement between groups to undertake mutually beneficial projects.
The enzymes that catalyze the chemical reactions that keep the cells alive function most efficiently over a limited range of body temperatures.
The ability of enzymes, at low concentrations, to catalyze specific reactions is enough to make any chemist envious.
Copper is usually utilized in organisms as a cofactor in enzymes or electron transfer proteins that catalyze redox reactions or oxygen chemistry.

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