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To modify, especially to increase, the rate of (a chemical reaction) by a particular means; Also: To bring about; Initiate; Also: To produce fundamental change in; transform

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  • November 21st, 2006 at 1: 03 am bFast, the claim that proteins change the poise of equilibria of chemical reactions they catalyze is wrong.
  • These are the public goods that catalyze private development.
  • Now, there are certain things, however, that now catalyze this work.
  • The rumination and distress catalyze the growth process, Dr. Kilmer says.
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