catalysis
/kəˈtæləsɪs/
noun
- The process of speeding up a chemical reaction by adding a substance (a catalyst) that is not used up in the reaction.
- Catalysis is essential for many industrial processes, such as making fertilizers.
- The lab studied how metal surfaces can promote catalysis in fuel cells.
- Without catalysis, many chemical reactions would be too slow to be useful.
- The acceleration of a process or change by an agent that remains unchanged.
- The manager's leadership provided the catalysis needed to improve team performance.
- Economic crises can sometimes serve as a catalysis for political reform.
- Social media acted as a form of catalysis for the protest movement.
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