Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun any agency bringing about activation; (Biol.) 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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- noun biology Any
chemical oragent which regulates one or moregenes by increasing the rate oftranscription . - noun One who, or that which,
activates . - noun mining An agent that
enables theflotation of amineral or minerals.
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- noun (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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| Reply some of hte things on there arn’t as crappy as they make it seem. sure the activator is strange. but you got to hand it to sony for thinking outside of the box 15 or so years ago ..
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Dumbest gaming perfs ever 2006
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Cobiprostone has a novel mechanism for action, a chloride channel activator, which is different from acid reducers such as proton pump inhibitors and H2 antagonists.
pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2008
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If it is not hot, the pile may need more or less water, or application of an 'activator' like a tea made from comfrey leaves.
Chapter 2 1993
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In order for Ds to be transposed, a second genetic element called "activator" (Ac) had to be present.
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If you struggle with procrastination, you need to use a strength you DO have since "activator" and "achiever" are probably not at the top.
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AG: tPA stands for Tissue plasminogen activator which is a thrombolytic agent, or clot-busting drug.
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AG: tPA stands for Tissue plasminogen activator which is a thrombolytic agent, or clot-busting drug.
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o The GECK features a basic system for creating scalable marker geometry for certain uses such as activator triggers and optimization bounds.
TechSpot 2009
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I dissociated the lymphocytes with a Dounce glass homogeniser and started their stimulation in culture with a bacterial mitogen, Protein A, known as an activator of B and T lymphocytes, since I did not know which fraction of lymphocytes could produce the putative virus.
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Still, in the absence of a better model (e.g. Embden's lactocidogen proved not to be the activator),
Otto Meyerhof and the Physiology Institute: the Birth of Modern Biochemistry 2010
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