ACTIVATOR as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (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
   Hypernyms(s) activator is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • substance (what does substance mean?)
   • matter (what does matter mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • inhibitor (what does inhibitor mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • activating agent (what does activating agent mean?)
   • catalyst (what does catalyst mean?)
   • accelerator (what does accelerator mean?)
   • sensitizer (what does sensitizer mean?)
   • sensitiser (what does sensitiser mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • activate (what does activate mean?)