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(genetic biology)

Grammar: verb
verb forms: catalyses, catalysed, catalysing
Definition: to start or speed up a chemical reaction, where the substance or catalyst causing the acceleration is not consumed by the reaction
Example:
1. Enzymatic activity allows proteins to catalyse biochemical reactions.

2. Protein nuclear factors form complex structures on the DNA that regulate and catalyse DNA transcription.
Related Word: catalyst (noun), catalytic (adjective)
Alternative Form: catalyze