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phase transfer catalysis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
phase -trans-fer- -catal-y-sis
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A process in which the rate of a reaction in a heterogeneous two-phase system is enhanced by the addition of a substance that transfers one of the reactants across the interface between the two phases.

Phrases

phase transfer catalyst

Frequently Paired Words

phase transfer catalyst

Questions

What does phase transfer catalysis mean?
A process in which the rate of a reaction in a heterogeneous two-phase system is enhanced by the addition of a substance that transfers one of the reactants across the interface between the two phases.

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