heteroactivation

noun

activation of a drug or hormone by a different class of substance

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

nounheteroactivation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryactivation of a drug or hormone by a different class of substance

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  8. Proto-Italic*agō
  9. Latinagō
  10. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  11. Latināctīvu
  12. Old Frenchactif
  13. Middle Englishactyf
  14. Englishactive
  15. Englishactivate
  16. Englishactivation
  17. Englishheteroactivation

From hetero- + activation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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