Catalyses

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  catalyses
       See {catalysis}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  catalysis


       n : acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of
           material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the
           reaction; "of the top 50 commodity chemicals, 30 are
           created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from
           raw materials that are catalytically produced" [syn: {contact
           action}]
       [also: {catalyses} (pl)]