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contact action

DEFINITIONS OF: contact action

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n acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction

Synonyms:
catalysis
Types:
autocatalysis
catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction
Type of:
chemical action, chemical change, chemical process
(chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
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