Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An SI unit of catalytic activity, measured in moles per second. One katal is the catalytic activity that raises the rate of a chemical reaction by one mole per second.
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- noun In the
International System of Units , thederived unit ofcatalytic activity ; onemole persecond . Symbol:kat .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek katal(usis), dissolution; see catalysis.]
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Examples
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The name, katalize (pronounced cattle-eyes) represents a fusion of the term katal (unit for measuring catalytic activity) and process of catalysis (the acceleration of the reaction rate of a reaction by means of a substance, called a catalyst).
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ruzuzu commented on the word katal
Funny that this is about moles instead of cows.
January 13, 2020
bilby commented on the word katal
Nice cattle eyes example too, moozuzu.
January 13, 2020
ruzuzu commented on the word katal
Brackets around moozuzu, please. I'm sure there's a list where you can stick it.
January 15, 2020
bilby commented on the word katal
Done! And I have sticked it :->
January 15, 2020