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  • noun Plural form of catalysis.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catalyse.

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Examples

  • Arnolfini, Sat to 19 Nov; Part two: 9 Dec to 5 FebSSHere's a show staged in part-darkness that at times touches on psychologically doomy themes while at others it catalyses moments of pure sensuous illumination.

    This week's new exhibitions 2011

  • Think of a particular enzyme, which catalyses the chemical combination of two molecules, P and Q, to make the compound PQ.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

  • Think of a particular enzyme, which catalyses the chemical combination of two molecules, P and Q, to make the compound PQ.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

  • The downturn - and the human misery it catalyses - makes wholesale government waste all the more disgraceful.

    Where the money could go 2008

  • The downturn - and the human misery it catalyses - makes wholesale government waste all the more disgraceful.

    Where the money could go 2008

  • Thymidine dimers occur when UV light catalyses a reaction where two thymine residues bond with one another and form a bulge in the DNA.

    Browsing the Latest Issue of Scientific American 2006

  • It empowers and catalyses innovative initiatives in the field of international cooperation in science, in particular through networks and capacity building activities.

    Science, Education & Society: International Day for Biological Diversity The Urban Scientist 2008

  • It is now well established that ribosomal RNA catalyses peptide bond formation during translation.

    Advanced Information: The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006

  • This is why I encourage governments to announce that some portion of their infrastructure will run on Linux - it catalyses the whole ecosystem to make their existing capacity public ...

    Archive 2007-06-01 Bill Kerr 2007

  • This is why I encourage governments to announce that some portion of their infrastructure will run on Linux - it catalyses the whole ecosystem to make their existing capacity public ...

    Mark Shuttleworth's Ubuntu manifesto Bill Kerr 2007

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