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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.
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2024
By our reckoning, future scholars of tennis’s vertiginous rise in prestige—with investment by luxury brands both the cause and the effect—may well cite, as another major catalytic moment, one from a few years earlier.
—Nick Scott, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
Sustainable Bitcoin Mining To Boost Oil Industry The U.S. is probably the country where embracing bitcoin at a national level could produce the most significant catalytic impact.
—Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Hunter is clearly interested in more than the catalytic effect of divergent psychologies.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2024
By our reckoning, future scholars of tennis’s vertiginous rise in prestige—with investment by luxury brands both the cause and the effect—may well cite, as another major catalytic moment, one from a few years earlier.
—Nick Scott, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
Sustainable Bitcoin Mining To Boost Oil Industry The U.S. is probably the country where embracing bitcoin at a national level could produce the most significant catalytic impact.
—Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Hunter is clearly interested in more than the catalytic effect of divergent psychologies.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Catalytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catalytic. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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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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