Definition of catalytic
: causing, involving, or relating to catalysis
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For community leaders who lack resources, Mr. Grogan said, rehabilitating just one house or creating a community garden can have a catalytic effect.
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The building’s redevelopment was cited as a potential catalytic project for the neighborhood in a 2015 design charrette sponsored by the North Avenue/Fond Du Lac Business Improvement District.
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Ouabain binds to the α unit, the catalytic business end.
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The installation downstairs at Sprüth Magers is the artist at his catalytic best, providing the reductive architecture for an expansive experience.
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Key features: French chateau house is full of quality components like Montana stone, tumbled marble, a lifetime roof, fireplaces with catalytic burners, geo-thermal heating and cooling.
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The suit says that Ford and GM placed the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) component ahead of the diesel particulate filter, where in other diesel models the order is reversed so that NOx can clean the particulate filter.
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On New Year’s Eve, one of the tents caught on fire at the camp after a catalytic heater exploded inside of it, according to Amarillo Fire Department and campers.
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The formula built by Ford and Bosch allowed the Super Duty trucks to reverse the traditional order of exhaust treatment, putting catalytic reduction before the diesel particle filter.
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