Speakur

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catalytic

/ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
cat-alyt-ic
IPA
/ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a catalyst; having properties facilitating chemical reaction or change.

Inflected Forms

more catalytic (comparative) most catalytic (superlative)

Derived Forms

acatalytic allelocatalytic anticatalytic autocatalytic biocatalytic catalytical catalytically chemocatalytic cocatalytic electrocatalytic extracatalytic heterocatalytic

Phrases

catalytic activity catalytic agent catalytic converter catalytic reformer catalytic war

Frequently Paired Words

catalysis catalyst catalyze catalyzer

Rhymes With

critic semitic analytic parasitic psychoanalytic dendritic electrolytic paralytic arthritic hemolytic granitic hermaphroditic

Questions

How do you pronounce catalytic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk/.
What does catalytic mean?
Of or relating to a catalyst; having properties facilitating chemical reaction or change.

How to pronounce catalytic

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