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The term catalytic has a very limited scope when referencing RNA. From Wordnik.com. [Conceptual Barriers to Open Questions] Reference
A process called catalytic pyrolysis converts biomass, such as sawdust, into valuable chemicals. From Wordnik.com. [Technology Review RSS Feeds] Reference
Researchers at General Motors focused on a new device, called the catalytic converter, to reduce emissions. From Wordnik.com. [Detroit's (Long) Quest for Fuel Efficiency] Reference
And this is the kind of catalytic aid that we provided to Europe during the Marshall Plan era. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Sandy Berger On Africa Trip] Reference
Many technologies required by California later became standard nationwide, such as catalytic converters, which the state required in the 1970s. From Wordnik.com. [California to Curb Truck Emissions] Reference
Not only will auto components such as catalytic converters. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to India emerges as world leader in super-compact car sales and production, overtaking Japan] Reference
It may even prove to be the kind of catalytic moment that brings everybody together. From Wordnik.com. [Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Many of the larcenies involved metals, such as catalytic converters that were stolen from vehicles and sold. From Wordnik.com. [Local News from The Dispatch | Lexington, NC] Reference
The sugar-making faculty of the liver is another "catalytic" mystery, as great as the rest of them, and no greater. From Wordnik.com. [Medical Essays, 1842-1882] Reference
The U.S. aid to Europe in the late 1940s was catalytic. From Wordnik.com. [The Gathering Soviet Storm] Reference
Maragon says I can be a one-man catalytic cracking station. From Wordnik.com. [Card Trick] Reference
"I believe in doing things in a catalytic way," says Haseltine. From Wordnik.com. [10 Big Thinkers for Big Business] Reference
The metals are used primarily in automotive catalytic converters. From Wordnik.com. [Gold Gains as Recovery Concerns Rise] Reference
On the other hand, the catalytic agent sometimes retards chemical action. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
Many reactions are brought about by the catalytic action of traces of water. From Wordnik.com. [An Elementary Study of Chemistry] Reference
Such directed dollars could be catalytic, tackling some of the great challenges of our time. From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Greenblatt: How You Can Join the Billionaire Boys (and Girls) Club] Reference
I think this is sort of one of these catalytic moments when we could really address this problem. From Wordnik.com. [Op-Ed: Oil Drilling Unsafe In Every Backyard] Reference
The story gets worse when you consider greenhouse gases like CO2, which escape catalytic converters. From Wordnik.com. [How Green is a Mini?] Reference
Well, I probably had some sort of catalytic affect on those guys, but I wouldn't go so far as she did. From Wordnik.com. [Questions And Answers: 'On The Road' Is On The Block] Reference
Some mower and tractor manufacturers might use catalytic converters to comply with the new regulations. From Wordnik.com. [EPA sets lower emissions regulations for mowers] Reference
Turns out I needed a catalytic converter replaced, and it was fully covered under the federal emissions warranty. From Wordnik.com. [My Honda Odyssey, the Federal emissions warranty, and the owner's manual] Reference
The cumulative effect of these initiatives would be to discourage the catalytic process of foreign direct investment. From Wordnik.com. [Dangerous Road Ahead] Reference
For Gearheards, a catalytic converter is an anti-pollution device located on the exhaust system of every car and truck. From Wordnik.com. [Call Them ‘Cat’ Burglars] Reference
"The project had a catalytic effect on the rest of Hollywood," says Leron Gubler, president of the local chamber of commerce. From Wordnik.com. [Hope For Oscar's Home] Reference
Virtually anything containing recyclable metal is at risk of being stolen — from catalytic converters in cars to copper pipes in homes. From Wordnik.com. [Rising Ripoffs] Reference
The price hikes could be tied into catalytic converters, which the federal government has required on cars and light trucks since the 1970s. From Wordnik.com. [EPA sets lower emissions regulations for mowers] Reference
The United States recently said its supplies of rare earths used to make LCD TVs, catalytic converters and pace-makers were potentially at risk. From Wordnik.com. [Why America’s Point Man On China Is Running Into a Wall] Reference
Even as we sign our mortgage checks, it's hard to escape how different the world is since that cataclysmic -- and catalytic -- day two years ago. From Wordnik.com. [The Editor's Desk] Reference
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