Katalyse

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κατάλυσις (katálusis, “dissolution”), from καταλύω (katalúō, “I dissolve”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + λύω (lúō, “I loose”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kataˈlyːzə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ka‧ta‧ly‧se

Noun

Katalyse f (genitive Katalyse, plural Katalysen)

  1. catalysis (chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst)

Declension

Declension of Katalyse [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Katalyse die Katalysen
genitive einer der Katalyse der Katalysen
dative einer der Katalyse den Katalysen
accusative eine die Katalyse die Katalysen

Further reading

  • “Katalyse” in Duden online
  • “Katalyse” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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