Catalyze

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  catalyze \catalyze\ v. t.
     1. 1 (chemistry) to cause (a chemical reaction) to proceed
        more quickly by contacting the reactant(s) with another
        substance; as, moisture catalyzes the oxidation of iron in
        air. [Also spelled {catalyse}.]
  


     Syn: change by catalysis, cause to catalyze.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  catalyze
       v : change by catalysis or cause to catalyze [syn: {catalyse}]