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catalyze

One entry found for catalyze.
Main Entry: cat·a·lyze
Pronunciation: 'ka-t&-"lIz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -lyzed; -lyz·ing
1 : to bring about the catalysis of (a chemical reaction)
2 : BRING ABOUT, INSPIRE
3 : to alter significantly by or as if by catalysis <innovations in basic chemical theory that have catalyzed the field -- Newsweek>
- cat·a·lyz·er noun