activant

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

activant (plural activants)

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

Catalan[edit]

Verb[edit]

activant

  1. gerund of activar

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ak.ti.vɑ̃/
  • (file)

Participle[edit]

activant

  1. present participle of activer

Further reading[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French activant.

Adjective[edit]

activant m or n (feminine singular activantă, masculine plural activanți, feminine and neuter plural activante)

  1. activating

Declension[edit]