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Initiator vs Activator - What's the difference?

initiator | activator |

As nouns the difference between initiator and activator

is that initiator is one who initiates while activator is one who, or that which, activates.

initiator

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who initiates
  • (chemistry) A substance that initiates a chain reaction or polymerization
  • (computing) A task (in a mainframe computer) that initiates multiple jobs
  • (medicine) A material whose presence in the body eventually leads to cancer

    • activator

    English

    Alternative forms

    * activater

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who, or that which, activates.
  • (biology) Any chemical or agent which regulates one or more genes by increasing the rate of transcription.
  • (biology) A type of effector that increases the rate of enzyme-mediated reactions.
  • A type of dopant used in phosphors and scintillators.
  • (mining) An agent that enables the flotation of a mineral or minerals.