To catalyze something is to cause it to start working. When you catalyze a reaction, you make it happen faster than it would normally happen.
The catalysts allowed the reaction to catalyze more quickly.
The catalysts were not strong enough to catalyze the reaction.
verb
change by catalysis or cause to catalyze
Synonyms:
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Monoamine oxidases catalyze the oxidative deamination of monoamines.
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Nickel compounds catalyze the oligomerization of alkenes and alkynes.
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PLCs catalyze the reaction in two sequential steps.
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DNA glycosylases catalyze the first step of this process.
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Enzymes are usually named according to the reaction they catalyze.
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Enzymes catalyze the forward and backward reactions equally.
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'Hydrolases' catalyze the hydrolysis of various chemical bonds.
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The chromium chloride catalyzes the conversion of glucose into fructose.
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The glow plug is disposed in the catalyzer of the catalytic converter.
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Methanogens rely on such enzymes to catalyze the reduction of CO2, to methane.