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/kəˈtæləsɪs/
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kəˈtæləsɪs
Noun
The increase of the rate of a chemical reaction, induced by a catalyst.
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Noun
acceleration of a chemical reaction induced by the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction
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of the top 50 commodity chemicals, 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced