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      activator
      noun
      (biology) any agency bringing about activation
      Roots
      agereact- · Latin · to do, driveivus-iv · Latin · tending toator-ator · Latin · agent that does
      Words related to activator
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      The word activator breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: act, from Latin agere (“to do, drive”); -iv, from Latin ivus (“tending to”); and -ator, from Latin ator (“agent that does”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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