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# catalytic

adjective (catalytic); noun catalyst

«catalytic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Speeding up a chemical reaction without being used up; working as a catalyst. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catalytic/#m1)
2. Causing important changes to happen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catalytic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons it describes catalysts that make reactions faster, like enzymes in the body. In everyday life, cars have a "catalytic converter" that turns harmful exhaust gases into less harmful ones. Phrases: "catalytic converter", "catalytic role".

### Examples

- A catalytic converter cleans a car's exhaust gases. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catalytic/#x1)
- Enzymes are catalytic and speed up digestion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catalytic/#x2)
- Thieves sometimes steal catalytic converters from cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catalytic/#x3)
- The teacher showed a catalytic reaction that made foam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catalytic/#x4)
- Her speech played a catalytic role in changing the rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catalytic/#x5)

### Note

Adjective of "catalyst". Pronounced "kat-a-LIT-ik". A catalyst is not used up in the reaction, so it can work again and again.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «catalytic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/catalytic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«catalytic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/catalytic.html) on Mova free.