activator

English

Alternative forms

activater

Etymology

activate +‎ -or

Noun

activator (plural activators)

One who, or that which, activates.
(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.

Translations

chemical increasing transcription

Arabic: منشط‎
Finnish: aktivaattori
French: activateur (fr)
German: Aktivator m, Beschleuniger (de) m
Italian: attivatore (it)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: çalakker (ku)

Pashto: فعالونکی‎
Persian: فعالساز‎ (faʿʿāl sāz), راه‌انداز‎ (rāhandāz)
Portuguese: ativador
Spanish: activador (es)

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