catálisis

Concepts

catalysis

Translations

Katalyse

catalyse

catàlisi

catalisi

catálise

katalyse

tezleşim

κατάλυση

kataliz

catalizzazione

حفز

Hyphenated as

ca‧tá‧li‧sis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaˈtalisis/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek: κατάλυσις

In summary

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατάλυσις (katálusis, “dissolution”), from καταλύω (katalúō, “to dissolve”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + λύω (lúō, “to loose”).