Related to or having the properties of a catalyst; able to speed up or trigger a reaction or change.
From 'catalysis' plus the adjectival suffix '-ic,' meaning 'of or relating to.' Standard formation for creating adjectives from nouns in scientific terminology.
Your car's catalytic converter uses catalytic chemistry to turn toxic gases into safer ones—that's chemistry literally keeping you healthier!
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