inactivator

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noun

That which inactivates.

OriginEnglish inactivate ← French inactif ← Latin ināctīvu →
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Meanings

nouninactivator (plural inactivators)

plural inactivators

  1. That which inactivates.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  7. Proto-Italic*agō
  8. Latinagō
  9. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  10. Latināctīvus
  11. Latinināctīvu
  12. Frenchinactif
  13. Englishinactive
  14. Englishinactivate
  15. Englishinactivator

From inactivate + -or.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vaticinator
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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