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activating agent

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Noun1.activating agent - (mineral extraction) a surface-active chemical used in flotation process to increase the attraction to a specific mineral
beneficiation, mineral dressing, mineral extraction, mineral processing, ore dressing, ore processing - crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques
activator - (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription


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The activation of the gels was carried out by placing the carbon aerogel in a tubular furnace under a flow of the activating agent.
The active ingredients in over-the-counter bleaching agents are hydrogen peroxide and sulfates as activating agents, a combination that bleaches, softens, and oxidizes hair.
Devanand has used low-dose atypical antipsychotics adjunctively, particularly the activating agent aripiprazole.
 
 
 
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