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activants

activants is the plural of activant.

Meaning of activant

Noun

activant (plural activants)

  1. A substance or agent that activates a process.
    • Since the unit uses chlorine as the activant, it is particularly suited to processes where chlorine is used for sterilization or slime control […]1956, Engineering and Contract Record, volume 69, number 1, page 42

Questions about activants

What is activants the plural of?
Activants is the plural of activant.

Words near activants in the dictionary

  1. Actistetes
  2. actitation
  3. Actium
  4. activable
  5. activant
  6. activants
  7. activase
  8. activases
  9. activatability
  10. activatable
  11. activate

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