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Six example sentences with catalytic, each labelled with its topic.
A catalytic film of platinum speeds the cleanup of exhaust gases without being consumed by the reaction itself.
Technology
A catalytic surface lets the reaction run at room temperature, though the metal itself is unchanged when it finishes.
Science
Engineers added a catalytic bed that makes the kiln fumes break down at far lower heat than before.
Environment
Every step of digestion depends on a catalytic protein that does its job thousands of times and comes out unchanged.
Medicine
Berzelius described a catalytic force in 1835 after noticing that certain metals sped reactions while remaining unchanged themselves.
History
Bread rises because yeast enzymes have a catalytic effect, splitting sugar into gas without being consumed themselves.
Cooking
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