activant

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English

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Noun

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activant (plural activants)

  1. A substance or agent that activates a process.
    • 1956, Engineering and Contract Record, volume 69, number 1, page 42:
      Since the unit uses chlorine as the activant, it is particularly suited to processes where chlorine is used for sterilization or slime control []

Catalan

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Verb

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activant

  1. gerund of activar

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ak.ti.vɑ̃/
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Participle

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activant

  1. present participle of activer

Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French activant.

Adjective

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activant m or n (feminine singular activantă, masculine plural activanți, feminine and neuter plural activante)

  1. activating

Declension

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