CATALYTIC
\kˌatɐlˈɪtɪk], \kˌatɐlˈɪtɪk], \k_ˌa_t_ɐ_l_ˈɪ_t_ɪ_k]\
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By Noah Webster.
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Same etymon. A medicine, which is presumed to act by the destruction or counteraction of morbid agencies in the blood.-Headland. See Catalysis.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.