catalysing
Speeding a reaction
Catalysing is the British spelling of catalyzing—acting as a catalyst to speed up a chemical reaction or, more commonly, to trigger or accelerate change: The protest catalysed a national conversation about police reform.
Something that catalyses doesn't just contribute to an outcome; it sets the process in motion.
Exceeding posted velocity limits
- quickeningFirst felt fetal movement
- hasteningCausing to occur sooner
- expeditingMaking progress faster
- fast-trackingAccelerating a procedure's timeline
propelling · spurring · stimulating · driving · advancing · precipitating · triggering · activating
Responses to events
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- substratesUnderlying supporting materials
- activation energyMinimum energy for transformation
- catalystsReaction accelerators
reagents · synthesis · compounds · molecules · bonding · conversion · oxidation · reduction
Initiating an action
- launchingSetting something in motion
- kickstartingBeginning with force
- sparkingEmitting small flames
- triggeringCausing to activate
setting off · instigating · originating · pioneering · seeding · germinating · incubating · founding
Becoming something else
- convertingChanging form or function
- revolutionizingCausing dramatic systemic change
- reshapingAltering structure or form
- evolvingChanging gradually over time
metamorphosing · reforming · restructuring · overhauling · reinventing · renewing · regenerating · transitioning
speeding
Exceeding posted velocity limits
- quickeningFirst felt fetal movement
- hasteningCausing to occur sooner
- expeditingMaking progress faster
fast-tracking · propelling · spurring · stimulating · driving · advancing · precipitating · triggering · activating · energizing
reactions
Responses to events
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- substratesUnderlying supporting materials
- activation energyMinimum energy for transformation
catalysts · reagents · synthesis · compounds · molecules · bonding · conversion · oxidation · reduction · intermediates
starting
Initiating an action
- launchingSetting something in motion
- kickstartingBeginning with force
- sparkingEmitting small flames
triggering · setting off · instigating · originating · pioneering · seeding · germinating · incubating · founding · establishing
changing
Becoming something else
- convertingChanging form or function
- revolutionizingCausing dramatic systemic change
- reshapingAltering structure or form
evolving · metamorphosing · reforming · restructuring · overhauling · reinventing · renewing · regenerating · transitioning · shifting
catalysinginhibiting
Preventing or slowing action
retarding · slowing · decelerating · impeding · hindering
catalysingpreventing
Stopping before occurrence
blocking · stopping · stifling · suppressing · arresting
- palladium catalysisMetal-assisted bond formation