catálisis

See also: catàlisis

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈtalisis/ [kaˈt̪a.li.sis]
• Rhymes: -alisis
• Syllabification: ca‧tá‧li‧sis

Noun

catálisis f (plural catálisis)

1. (chemistry) catalysis

Derived terms

• catalítico
• catalizar

 

Related terms

• catalizador

 

Further reading

• “catálisis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10