[jbovlaste] Re: catalyst

["* Hieran Makhwali" <sarefo@googlemail.com>]

> I need a brivla for "catalyst" because I want to make/define/explain a
> brivla for "enzyme", which is a type of catalyst. There are so many
> scientific items that can be discussed concerning this thing, so its brivla
> should be very productive for the scientific field of Lojbanistan:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme

just coin a generic "catalyst" lujvo, then use {lanbi} to specify an
enzyme. so, for example:
* stoga'i -> catalyst
* lanbystoga'i -> enzyme

as you can see, i'm not sure if it should be {stoga'i} or {gafsto},
also the x1 of {galfi} is an event, so it's not very precise.

as for {selfusra}, well that would imply a very wide range of
"fermentation", and it would be specific to organic catalysts. but in
a way it seems rather elegant. having been a biochemist myself,
however, i think it's a bit of a stretch to define all enzymatic
reactions as leading to {fusra}, eg. the enzymes that repair DNA.

mi'e cirzgamanti

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