catalyse

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkætəˌlaɪz/

Inflections of 'catalyse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
catalyses
v 3rd person singular (UK)
catalysing
v pres p (UK)
catalysed
v past (UK)
catalysed
v past p (UK)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
catalyse, US catalyze /ˈkætəˌlaɪz/ vb
  1. (transitive) to influence (a chemical reaction) by catalysis
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cat•a•lyze  (kat′l īz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lyzed, -lyz•ing. 
  1. Chemistryto act upon by catalysis.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] cat′a•lyse′. 
  • cataly(sis) + (-i)ze 1885–90
cat′a•lyz′er, n. 

'catalyse' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
flavoprotein - ribonuclease

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