decakatal

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A derived metric unit of catalytic activity equal to ten katals.

This enormous unit quantifies a catalytic rate capable of converting ten moles of substrate per second. Because a single katal is already a massive quantity for any biological or chemical process, the deca multiple exists purely for theoretical completeness. No real-world enzyme or industrial catalyst operates at a scale requiring this unit.

Heard on the job

A reactor processing a decakatal of substrate would need cooling systems we don't even have.