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biocatalyst.

Noun
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
MEANING

A biological substance or organism that accelerates a chemical reaction, commonly an enzyme or enzyme-bearing cell.

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biological chemistry accelerated by a catalyst; a living or enzyme-based manufacturing process; catalyst distinguished from a reagent consumed overall

Words that belong together

  • an enzyme biocatalyst
  • a microbial biocatalyst

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The microbial biocatalyst drove the reaction without becoming the main product.
The team compared the enzyme biocatalyst with the earlier nonbiological system.

Related words

biological catalystenzyme (one important class)biocatalysis
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biocatalyst

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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular biocatalyst; plural biocatalysts. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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