activator
[ ak-tuh-vey-ter ]
/ ˈæk təˌveɪ tər /
noun
a person or thing that activates.
Chemistry, Biochemistry. a catalyst.
any impurity in a mineral that causes luminescence.Compare inhibitor(def 3).
Orthodontics. a removable appliance, usually of hard plastic, that is worn in the mouth instead of a fixed appliance to help align the teeth and improve the relationship of the lower jaw to the upper.
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Examples from the Web for activator
They may have been, and the use of the activator may have been extorted from one of them.
Temple Trouble|Henry Beam PiperNargyll wants to move your ship into one of the sheds, but the activator key's gone.
Astounding Stories, June, 1931|VariousFinally, he poked the activator bar, and watched as the machine spat out tape.
The Players|Everett B. Cole
Medical definitions for activator
activator
[ ăk′tə-vā′tər ]
n.
An agent that renders another substance active or accelerates a process or reaction.
The fragment produced by chemical cleavage of a proactivator that induces the enzymatic activity of another substance.
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