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activator vs activating agent

activating agent vs activator

activator and activating agent both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
activator Yes No No No
activating agent Yes No No No
As nouns, activating agent is a hyponym of activator; that is, activating agent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than activator:
  • activator: (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
  • activating agent: (mineral extraction) a surface-active chemical used in flotation process to increase the attraction to a specific mineral
Other hyponyms of activator include accelerator, catalyst, sensitiser, sensitizer.
activator (noun) activating agent (noun)
(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 (mineral extraction) a surface-active chemical used in flotation process to increase the attraction to a specific mineral
Difference between activator and activating agent

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