Definition
A biological substance, usually an enzyme, that speeds up chemical reactions in living organisms without being consumed in the process.
Etymology
From bio- (life) + catalyst (from Greek katalysis 'dissolution,' a substance that accelerates reactions). Became standard terminology in biochemistry in the early 20th century.
Kelly Says
Biocatalysts are like the factory workers of your body—enzymes are the most famous ones, and they're so efficient that chemists try to copy them to make industrial processes faster and greener.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
バイオ触媒
baio-shoku-bai
ARالعربية
مُحفز بيولوجي
mu-hafiz bee-olo-jee
BNবাংলা
জৈবিক ক্যাটালিজার
jai-vik ka-ta-lee-jar
CACatalà
biocatalitzador
bee-oh-ka-ta-lee-tsa-dor
CSČeština
biokatalýzátor
bee-oh-ka-ta-lee-za-tor
DADansk
biokatalysator
bee-oh-ka-ta-li-sa-tor
DEDeutsch
Biokatalysator
bee-oh-ka-ta-li-sa-tor
ELΕλληνικά
βιοκαταλυτής
bee-oh-ka-ta-lee-tis
ESEspañol
biocatalizador
bee-oh-ka-ta-li-zah-dor
FAفارسی
بیوکاتالیزور
bee-oh-ka-ta-lee-zor
FISuomi
biokatalysaattori
bee-oh-ka-ta-li-sa-tor-ee
FRFrançais
biocatalyseur
bee-oh-ka-ta-lee-seur
GUGU
બાયોકેટાલિઝર
ba-yo-ke-ta-lee-zar
HAHA
biokatalis
bee-oh-ka-ta-lis
HEעברית
ביוקאטלזטור
bee-oh-ka-ta-lee-ztor
HIहिन्दी
जैविक उत्प्रेरक
jai-vik ut-pre-rak
HUMagyar
biokatalizátor
bee-oh-ka-ta-li-za-tor
IDBahasa Indonesia
biokatalis
bee-oh-ka-ta-lis
IGIG
biokatalis
bee-oh-ka-ta-lis
ITItaliano
biocatalizzatore
bee-oh-ka-ta-lee-zah-tore
JA日本語
バイオ触媒
baio-shoku-bai
KKKK
биокатализатор
bee-oh-ka-ta-li-za-tor
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-pov-an-th-pra-pov-an-th
KO한국어
생물촉매
saengmul-chok-mae
MRMR
बायोकेटॅलिस
ba-yo-ke-ta-lis
MSBahasa Melayu
biokatalis
bee-oh-ka-ta-lis
MYမြန်မာ
ဘိုင်ပလတ်စတစ်
bai-ng-plat-sit
NLNederlands
biokatalysator
bee-oh-ka-ta-li-sa-tor
NONorsk
biokatalysator
bee-oh-ka-ta-li-sa-tor
PAPA
ਬਾਇਓਕੈਟਾਲਿਜਰ
ba-ee-oh-ka-ta-lee-jar
PLPolski
biokatalizator
bee-oh-ka-ta-li-za-tor
PTPortuguês
biocatalisador
bee-oh-ka-ta-li-sa-dor
RORomână
biocatalizator
bee-oh-ka-ta-li-za-tor
RUРусский
биокатализатор
bee-oh-ka-ta-li-za-tor
SVSvenska
biokatalysator
bee-oh-ka-ta-li-sa-tor
SWKiswahili
biokatalis
bee-oh-ka-ta-lis
TAதமிழ்
உயிரியல்
uyiriyal
TEతెలుగు
జీవరసాయన
jeeva-rasa-yana
TLTL
biokatalis
bee-oh-ka-ta-lis
TRTürkçe
biyokatalizör
bee-oh-ka-ta-lee-zor
UKУкраїнська
біокаталізатор
bee-oh-ka-ta-li-za-tor
URاردو
بیو کاتالیز
bee-oh ka-ta-leez
VITiếng Việt
sinh học
sinh hoc
YOYO
biokatalis
bee-oh-ka-ta-lis
ZH中文
生物催化剂
shēngwù cuīhuàjì
ZUZU
ibiokatalis
ee-bio-ka-ta-lis