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coactivation

coactivation noun: activation of two or more things together.

Noun

coactivation (countable and uncountable, plural coactivations)

  1. Activation of two or more things together.
    • The coactivation of A and B as the literal and figurative senses of the expression constitutes the recognition of its metaphorical nature.1987, Ronald W. Langacker, Foundations of Cognitive Grammar, page 169
  2. A process wherein RNA transcription is increased by a coactivator protein.
  3. The activation of one muscle coordinately with another.

Forms of coactivation

pluralcoactivations

Origin of coactivation

From co- + activation.

Words formed from coactivation

  • coactivational

Questions about coactivation

What does coactivation mean?
Coactivation means activation of two or more things together.
What part of speech is coactivation?
Coactivation is a noun.
What is the plural of coactivation?
The plural of coactivation is coactivations.

Words near coactivation in the dictionary

  1. coactions
  2. coactivate
  3. coactivated
  4. coactivates
  5. coactivating
  6. coactivation
  7. coactivations
  8. coactivator
  9. coactivators
  10. coactivatory
  11. coactive

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