Meanings
adjectivepostactivation (not comparable)
- not comparableFollowing activation
Actually, Day 2 of estrus has lasted about 42 h when cloned embryos (14 h postactivation) were transferred, meaning that the optimal synchronization was that estrus stage of surrogates was 28 h prior to the activation time of cloned embryos.
2015 November 14, “Ovulation Statuses of Surrogate Gilts Are Associated with the Efficiency of Excellent Pig Cloning”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pós
- Proto-Indo-European*pósti
- Proto-Italic*posti
- Old Latinposte
- Latinpost
- Englishpost-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishactivate
- Englishactivation
- Englishpostactivation
From post- + activation.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
postactivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postactivation
MLA
“postactivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postactivation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postactivation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postactivation.
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