catalyse
verb[T]
UK(UScatalyze)uk/ˈkæt.əl.aɪz/us/ˈkæt̬.əl.aɪz/chemistryspecialized
to make achemicalreactionhappenorhappenmorequicklybyactingas acatalyst:
催化It wasthoughtthat onlyproteinscould catalysereactionsincells.过去曾认为只有蛋白质才能催化细胞内的反应。
to make somethingstarthappeningorstartbeingsuccessful:
催动…发生(或成功)Will this be enough to catalyse the country'smoribundindustry?这足以催动这个国家死气沉沉的工业发生改变吗?
Physical & chemical processes
- absorbable
- absorptive
- absorptive capacity
- acidification
- addition reaction
- condense
- electrolysis
- evaporate
- excitability
- excitation
- excite
- exergonic
- exothermic
- oxidize
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- reliquefy
- reliquify
- solidify
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Causing things to happen