thermoactivation

noun

thermal activation

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

nounthermoactivation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablethermal activation

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  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. Englishthermoactivation

From thermo- + activation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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