Phrase Hound found 4 phrases and 12 compound words that contain catalysis. The most common are listed below. Open catalysis in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 4
- homogeneous catalysisCatalysis in which the catalyst is present in the same phase as the reactants; normally dissolved in the same solvent.
- heterogeneous catalysisCatalysis in which the catalyst is present in a separate phase; normally the catalyst is a solid and the reactants are gas or liquid; it proceeds by the reaction of chemisorbed complexes.
- phase transfer catalysisA process in which the rate of a reaction in a heterogeneous two-phase system is enhanced by the addition of a substance that transfers one of the reactants across the interface between the two phases.
- self-catalysisSynonym of autocatalysis: catalysis of a reaction by one of its products
Compound words 12
- allelocatalysisThe supposed mutual stimulation of the growth of similar bacteria
- aminocatalysisThe use of amines (especially chiral amines) as organic catalysts
- chemocatalysischemical (rather than biological or physical) catalysis
- cocatalysiscatalysis by means of a cocatalyst
- heterocatalysisheterogeneous catalysis
- nanocatalysiscatalysis using products of nanotechnology
- pyrocatalysiscatalysis by means of heat
- sonocatalysiscatalysis by means of ultrasound
- biocatalysisCatalysis using biological catalysts (especially enzymes, whether protein enzymes or RNA ones (ribozymes).
- autocatalysiscatalysis of a reaction by one of its products