Definitions for activator

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activator ac·ti·va·tor

Spelling: [ak-tuh-vey-ter]

IPA: /ˈæk təˌveɪ tər/

Activator is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 284 anagrams from letters in activator (aaciorttv).

Definitions for activator

noun

1. a person or thing that activates.
2. Chemistry, Biochemistry. a catalyst.
3. any impurity in a mineral that causes luminescence. Compare inhibitor (def 3).
4. Orthodontics. a removable appliance, usually of hard plastic, that is worn in the mouth instead of a fixed appliance to help align the teeth and improve the relationship of the lower jaw to the upper.

Origin of activator

activate + -or²

Examples for activator

They may have been, and the use of the activator may have been extorted from one of them.

The Black Doctor closed his eyes wearily and flipped an activator switch.

Nargyll wants to move your ship into one of the sheds, but the activator key's gone.

Finally, he poked the activator bar, and watched as the machine spat out tape.