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English noun: activator

1. activator (substance) (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription


Broader (hypernym)substance


Narrower (hyponym)accelerator, activating agent, catalyst, sensitiser, sensitizer


Domain categorybiological science, biology


Antonymsinhibitor









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