| catabatic |
katabatic: of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night
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| catabolism |
breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
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| catalepsy |
a trancelike state with loss of voluntary motion and failure to react to stimuli
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| catalase |
enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into hydrogen and water
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| catalysis |
acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction; "of the top 50 commodity chemicals, 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced"
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