activating agent

Definitions of activating agent
  1. noun
    (mineral extraction) a surface-active chemical used in flotation process to increase the attraction to a specific mineral
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    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
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