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Verb: catalyse  'ka-tu`lIz
Usage: Brit (=catalyze)
  1. Change by catalysis or cause to catalyse
    "They found that some RNA molecules were able to catalyse chemical reactions"
    - catalyze [N. Amer]

Derived forms: catalysed, catalysing, catalyses

Type of: change state, turn

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