antiactivator

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adjective

That represses an activator

OriginEnglish activator ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif →
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Meanings

adjectiveantiactivator (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiochemistryThat represses an activator

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  9. Proto-Italic*agō
  10. Latinagō
  11. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  12. Latināctīvu
  13. Old Frenchactif
  14. Middle Englishactyf
  15. Englishactive
  16. Englishactivate
  17. Englishactivator
  18. Englishantiactivator

From anti- + activator.

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APA

antiactivator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiactivator

MLA

“antiactivator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiactivator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiactivator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiactivator.

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