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catalysis

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catalysis /ca·tal·y·sis/ (kah-tal´i-sis) increase in the velocity of a chemical reaction or process produced by the presence of a substance that is not consumed in the net chemical reaction or process; negative c. denotes the slowing down or inhibition of a reaction or process by the presence of such a substance.catalyt´ic
ca·tal·y·sis (k-tl-ss)
n. pl. ca·tal·y·ses (-sz)
The action of a catalyst, especially an increase in the rate of a chemical reaction.
catalysis (ktal´sis),
n the increase in rate of a chemical reaction, induced by a substance called a
catalyst, which takes no part in the reaction and remains unchanged.
catalysis
increase in the velocity of a chemical reaction or process produced by the presence of a substance that is not consumed in the net chemical reaction or process; negative catalysis denotes the slowing down or inhibition of a reaction or process by the presence of such a substance.
covalent catalysis
one type of enzyme reaction with substrates to form very unstable, covalently joined enzyme-substrate complexes which undergo further reaction.
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