The increase in rate of a chemical reaction caused by the presence of a catalyst. / An amount of catalyst, expressed as the increase of the rate of its reaction.

plural of active couple

(chemistry) A transitional structure, in an energetically excited state, that forms between the reactants of a chemical reaction and breaks down to form the products

(organic chemistry) Any of a wide range of techniques, often using catalysts, in which a carbon to hydrogen covalent bond of an organic compound is made to cleave in order to replace the hydrogen with a functional group.

Alternative form of reactivate

(law) An activity that is so dangerous that any person engaging in it will be held strictly liable for harm caused by engaging in the activity, no matter what precautions were taken to prevent harm; common examples include using explosives, radiation, and poisonous chemicals, and handling wild animals.

(management) The risk of employees spending significant effort looking busy with an activity at the expense of measuring progress toward what the activity is ultimately supposed to achieve.

(military) A state in which person in the military performs military duties on a full-time basis, as opposed to reserve, where one only occasionally performs military duties.

The process of attending carefully to what a speaker is saying, involving such techniques as accurately paraphrasing the speaker's remarks.

The real component of the power of an alternating current circuit; the product of the voltage and that part of the current that is in phase with the voltage