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Ten years ago, the U.S. partnered with promising Syrians, offering catalytic aid and adapting to a fragile environment.
—Brandon Hoffman, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
Moving into growth stages, the challenge often shifts to accessing catalytic capital or micro-VCs, which typically require navigating complex due diligence and trust-building processes.
—Pierrick Bouffaron, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Manager Sandro Schwarz and catalytic attacker Emil Forsberg are in their first seasons at the club.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
In this case, the soil itself acts as the electrolyte—as well as source of the catalytic microbes, and as the source of the fuel.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2024
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First Known Use
1836, in the meaning defined above
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“Catalytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catalytic. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
catalytic
adjective
cat·a·lyt·ic
ˌkat-ᵊl-ˈit-ik
: causing, involving, or relating to catalysis
the catalytic action of an enzyme
Medical Definition
catalytic
adjective
cat·a·lyt·ic
ˌkat-ᵊl-ˈit-ik
: causing, involving, or relating to catalysis
a catalytic reaction
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