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catalytic
adjective cat·a·lyt·ic \ˌka-tə-ˈli-tik\
Definition of CATALYTIC
: causing, involving, or relating to catalysis
— cat·a·lyt·i·cal·ly \-ˈli-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of CATALYTIC
1836
Rhymes with CATALYTIC
ammonitic, anaclitic, analytic, anchoritic, anthracitic, cenobitic, coprolitic, diacritic, dialytic, doleritic, dolomitic, dynamitic, eremitic, granulitic, higher critic, hypercritic, laryngitic, paralytic, parasitic, sodomitic, stalactitic, stalagmitic, sybaritic, syphilitic, thallophytic, thrombolytic, troglodytic, Ugaritic
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catalytic
adjective cat·a·lyt·ic \ˌkat-əl-ˈit-ik\
Medical Definition of CATALYTIC
: causing, involving, or relating to catalysis <a catalytic reaction>
—cat·a·lyt·i·cal·ly \-ˈit-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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