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electroactive

electroactive adjective: describing any material (especially in a cell) that is electrically active or responsive.

Adjective

electroactive (comparative more electroactive, superlative most electroactive)

  1. describing any material (especially in a cell) that is electrically active or responsive
  2. describing any polymer that changes shape in the presence of an electric field

Forms of electroactive

comparativemore electroactive
superlativemost electroactive

Origin of electroactive

From electro- + active.

Words formed from electroactive

Questions about electroactive

What does electroactive mean?
Electroactive means describing any material (especially in a cell) that is electrically active or responsive.
What part of speech is electroactive?
Electroactive is an adjective.

Words near electroactive in the dictionary

  1. electroabsorption
  2. electroacoustic
  3. electroacoustical
  4. electroacoustically
  5. electroacoustics
  6. electroactive
  7. electroactivities
  8. electroactivity
  9. electroacupuncture
  10. electroacupunctured
  11. electroacupunctures

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