catalyse
Trigger chemical change
Catalyse is the British spelling of catalyze.
To catalyse is to cause or accelerate a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process—the function of a catalyst.
The word extends to any situation where something triggers or speeds change: The assassination catalysed the war.
Her speech catalysed the movement.
Rate of motion
- hastenTo accelerate or rush
- expediteSpeed up a process
- quickenTo accelerate or animate
- fast-trackAccelerate a process
spur · propel · stimulate · energize · galvanize · precipitate · drive · facilitate
Protein that hastens reactions
- substrateUnderlying supporting material
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- kineticsScience of motion forces
- activation energyMinimum energy for transformation
active site · cofactor · coenzyme · inhibitor · pathway · intermediate · product · mechanism
What initiates action
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- igniteStart burning something
- kickstartInitiate with force
- set offDepart or trigger
launch · instigate · precipitate · prompt · induce · provoke · generate · kindle
Act of changing states
- changeTo make different
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- transmutationComplete change of form
- shiftMovement or work period
evolution · transition · reformation · restructuring · revolution · breakthrough · turning point · paradigm shift
speed
Rate of motion
fast-track · spur · propel · stimulate · energize · galvanize · precipitate · drive · facilitate · advance
enzyme
Protein that hastens reactions
activation energy · active site · cofactor · coenzyme · inhibitor · pathway · intermediate · product · mechanism · rate
trigger
What initiates action
set off · launch · instigate · precipitate · prompt · induce · provoke · generate · kindle · activate
conversion
Act of changing states
- changeTo make different
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- transmutationComplete change of form
shift · evolution · transition · reformation · restructuring · revolution · breakthrough · turning point · paradigm shift · innovation
- catalytic converterExhaust detoxification unit
- catalytic converter theftStealing vehicle emission components
- palladium catalysisMetal-assisted bond formation
- catalytic reformingChemical upgrading of naphtha
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