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catalyze. See catalysis. catalyze to cause or produce catalysis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was honored for his efforts to catalyze global support for sustainable development. The new coating material staves off clotting because its copper ions catalyze the production of nitric oxide in the blood, says Mark Meyerhoff of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Many conventional drugs are enzyme inhibitors: they work by inhibiting a diseased cell's key enzyme, a protein that promotes -- or catalyzes -- a specific biochemical reaction involved in cell growth or metabolism. |
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