vasoactivator

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noun

A vasoactive material

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

nounvasoactivator (plural vasoactivators)

plural vasoactivators

  1. A vasoactive material

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wāss
  2. Latinvās
  3. Englishvaso-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  6. Proto-Italic*agō
  7. Latinagō
  8. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  9. Latināctīvu
  10. Old Frenchactif
  11. Middle Englishactyf
  12. Englishactive
  13. Englishactivate
  14. Englishactivator
  15. Englishvasoactivator

From vaso- + activator.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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