Vocabulary : Catalysis to Catapeltic
Catalysis : Dissolution; degeneration; decay. ;; A process by which reaction occurs in the presence of certain agents which were formerly believed to exert an influence by mere contact. It is now believed that such reactions are attended with the formation of an intermediate compound or compounds, so that by alternate composition and decomposition the agent is apparenty left unchanged; as, the catalysis of making ether from alcohol by means of sulphuric acid; or catalysis in the action of soluble ferments (as diastase, or ptyalin) on starch. ;; The catalytic force.Catalytic : Relating to, or causing, catalysis. ;; An agent employed in catalysis, as platinum black, aluminium chloride, etc.
Catamaran : A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or sail; -- used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the coasts of the East and West Indies and South America. Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of North America, and at life-saving stations. ;; Any vessel with twin hulls, whether propelled by sails or by steam; esp., one of a class of double-hulled pleasure boats remarkable for speed. ;; A kind of fire raft or torpedo bat. ;; A quarrelsome woman; a scold.
Catamenia : The monthly courses of women; menstrual discharges; menses.
Catamenial : Pertaining to the catamenia, or menstrual discharges.
