activator
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]activator (plural activators)
- One who, or that which, activates.
- (physical chemistry) Something that activates a catalyst
- (biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.
- (biology) A type of effector that increases the rate of enzyme-mediated reactions.
- A type of dopant used in phosphors and scintillators.
- (mining) An agent that enables the flotation of a mineral or minerals.
- (chiropractic) A hand-held device that delivers a controlled fast thrust to a joint, muscle, etc., to help stimulate nervous system activity.
Derived terms
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[edit]one who activates
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something that activates a catalyst
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chemical increasing transcription
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that which speeds up enzyme transcription
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dopant
mining
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]activator n (plural activatoare)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative-accusative | activator | activatorul | activatoare | activatoarele |
| genitive-dative | activator | activatorului | activatoare | activatoarelor |
| vocative | activatorule | activatoarelor | ||
Categories:
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eǵ- (drive)
- English terms suffixed with -or (agent noun)
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Physical chemistry
- en:Biology
- en:Mining
- Romanian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eǵ- (drive)
- Romanian terms suffixed with -tor
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian countable nouns
- Romanian neuter nouns