English noun: contact action | |||
1. | contact action (process) acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction | ||
Samples | Of the top 50 commodity chemicals, 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced. | ||
Synonyms | catalysis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chemical action, chemical change, chemical process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | autocatalysis | ||