Catalyst - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: catalystcatalyst
a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected as thousands of enzymes serve in concert as calaysts to produce the sequence of reactions we call ldquolifeldquo the industrial production of cheap ammonia depended on finding a good catalyst...
biocatalyst
a biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme...
catalase
an enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst it decomposes hydrogen peroxide into hydrogen and water...
chemosorption
adsorption especially when irreversible by means of chemical instead of physical forces as chemosorption of gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts...
Platinum
A metallic element of atomic number 78 one of the noble metals classed with silver and gold as a precious metal occurring native or alloyed with other metals and also as the platinum arsenide sperrylite It is a heavy tin white metal which is ductile and malleable but very infusible melting point 1772deg C and characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents It is used for crucibles in laboratory operations as a catalyst in jewelry for stills for sulphuric acid rarely for coin and in the form of foil and wire for many purposes Specific gravity 215 Atomic weight 1951 Symbol Pt Formerly called platina...
Paedo-corpus juris
Paedo-corpus juris, a body of law wholly made for children and child rights, 'No socially important legislation can fulfill itself without the mobilization of the society who legal mobilization is the catalyst tor paedo corpus-juris' [A Code for Child Rights in Legally Speaking p. 186 (190)] (Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer)...
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