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catalytic

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cat·a·lyt·ic  (ktl-tk)
adj.
Of, involving, or acting as a catalyst: "Deregulation's catalytic power . . . is still reshaping the banking, communications, and transportation industries" (Ellyn E. Spragins).
[Greek katalutikos, able to dissolve, from katalusis, dissolution; see catalysis.]
cata·lyti·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.catalytic - relating to or causing or involving catalysis; "catalytic reactions"


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