activate : Idioms & Phrases
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activated carbon
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noun powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons
activated carbon.
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activated charcoal
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noun powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption; given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons
activated carbon.
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activating agent
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noun (mineral extraction) a surface-active chemical used in flotation process to increase the attraction to a specific mineral
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reticular activating system
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noun the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
RAS.
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self-activating
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adjective satellite designed to activate or move or regulate itself
self-regulating; self-acting; self-moving.
- a self-activating sprinkler system
