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A relatively rare form of catalysis occurs in a [[transparent debris effect]], where the catalyst in question is completely destroyed and then rebuilt.
A relatively rare form of catalysis occurs in a [[transparent debris effect]], where the catalyst in question is completely destroyed and then rebuilt.
'''Catalysis''' is a term that means "being influenced by a catalyst."


According to [[Life Lexicon]], the term is also sometimes used for a modification of an active reaction in a [[rake]] by passing [[spaceship]]s.  
According to [[Life Lexicon]], the term is also sometimes used for a modification of an active reaction in a [[rake]] by passing [[spaceship]]s.  

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Not to be confused with catacryst.
For the software, see Catalyst (search program).

A catalyst is an object that participates in a reaction but emerges from it unharmed. The term is mostly applied to still lifes, some small examples of which can act as catalysts in some situations, such as the block, ship, and tub; it can also be used for oscillators, spaceships, and other patterns. All eaters are catalysts, as are the still lifes and oscillators which form a conduit.

A relatively rare form of catalysis occurs in a transparent debris effect, where the catalyst in question is completely destroyed and then rebuilt.

Catalysis is a term that means "being influenced by a catalyst."

According to Life Lexicon, the term is also sometimes used for a modification of an active reaction in a rake by passing spaceships.

See also