activator

English

Alternative forms

• activater

Etymology

activate +‎ -or

Noun

activator (plural activators)

1. One who, or that which, activates.
2. (chemistry) Something that activates a catalyst
3. (biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.
4. (biology) A type of effector that increases the rate of enzyme-mediated reactions.
5. A type of dopant used in phosphors and scintillators.
6. (mining) An agent that enables the flotation of a mineral or minerals.

Translations

chemical increasing transcription

• Arabic: منشط
• Finnish: aktivaattori
• French: activateur (fr)
• German: Aktivator m, Beschleuniger (de) m
• Italian: attivatore (it)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: çalakker (ku)

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• Pashto: فعالونکی
• Persian: فعالساز (faʿʿāl sāz), راه‌انداز (rāhandāz)
• Portuguese: ativador
• Spanish: activador (es)