activator
Example Sentences
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Working when the temperature is below 41 degrees Fahrenheit or adding less than 1% activator considerably delays hardening.
From Seattle Times
The color will change very little after the activator is added, Geronimo said.
From Washington Post
White femininity has always been used as an activator of white power structures.
From Scientific American
By rapidly raising and lowering the pressure and heat inside, the device, which Mr. Aaron and Mr. Janousek call the “activator,” forces the whiskey in and out of the wood several times a day.
From New York Times
In this scheme, activator molecules color a cell but also trigger the production of inhibitors, which diffuse faster than the activators and can shut off pigment production.
From Science Magazine
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