activator
activator noun: one who, or that which, activates.
Noun
activator (plural activators)
- One who, or that which, activates.
- Something that activates a catalyst
- Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.
- A type of effector that increases the rate of enzyme-mediated reactions.
- A type of dopant used in phosphors and scintillators.
- An agent that enables the flotation of a mineral or minerals.
- A hand-held device that delivers a controlled fast thrust to a joint, muscle, etc., to help stimulate nervous system activity.
activator meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Pashto
activator in Tamil
- ஏவி, செயலூக்கி, வினையூக்கி, செயல் ஊக்கி, செயலூக்கப் பொருள், இயக்குவிப்பி
activator in Malayalam
- ഉത്തേജകം, പ്രവർത്തന നിരതനാക്കുന്നയാൾ, പ്രവർത്തന നിരതനാക്കുന്ന വസ്തു, പ്രരണക്കാരൻ
activator in Kannada
- ಚುರುಕಿಗ, ಪಟುಗೊಳಿಕ, ಚೋಕಾರಕ, ಹೆರಲಯಕ, ಪಟೂಕಾರಕ
activator in Pashto
- chemical increasing transcription
- فعالونکی
More languagesFewer languages
- activator in Arabic
- مُنْشِط munšiṭ
- activator in Malay
- penggalak
- activator in Indonesian
- aktivator
- activator in Persian
- فعالساز fa'âlsâz, راهانداز râh-andâz, کناییدار konāyidār
Forms of activator
| plural | activators |
|---|---|
| alternative form | activater |
Origin of activator
From activate + -or.
Words formed from activator
Questions about activator
- What does activator mean?
- Activator means one who, or that which, activates.
- What is activator in Tamil?
- Activator in Tamil is ஏவி, செயலூக்கி, வினையூக்கி. See Activator meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is activator?
- Activator is a noun.
- What is the plural of activator?
- The plural of activator is activators.
Words near activator in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: activator (page history and authors); activator (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); activator (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); activator (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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