catalyse

See also: catalysé

English

Verb

catalyse (third-person singular simple present catalyses, present participle catalysing, simple past and past participle catalysed)

1. (chemistry) (chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of catalyze

Derived terms

• autocatalyse
• autocatalysed
• biocatalysed
• catalysable
• catalysation
• catalyser
• organocatalysed
• photocatalysed
• uncatalysed

Anagrams

• acylates, stay-lace, staylace

French

Pronunciation

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Homophone: catalyses

Noun

catalyse f (plural catalyses)

1. (chemistry) catalysis

Verb

catalyse

1. inflection of catalyser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “catalyse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.