autoactivator

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noun

An enzyme involved in autoactivation

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

nounautoactivator (plural autoactivators)

plural autoactivators

  1. biochemistryAn enzyme involved in autoactivation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Englishauto-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  12. Proto-Italic*agō
  13. Latinagō
  14. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  15. Latināctīvu
  16. Old Frenchactif
  17. Middle Englishactyf
  18. Englishactive
  19. Englishactivate
  20. Englishactivator
  21. Englishautoactivator

From auto- + activator.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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