Activator vs Urban - What's the difference?
activator | urban |
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.
Related to the (or any) city.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-05-10
, author=Audrey Garric
, title=Urban canopies let nature bloom
, volume=188, issue=22, page=30
, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
Characteristic of city life.
As a noun activator
is one who, or that which, activates.As an adjective urban is
related to the (or any) city.As a proper noun Urban is
a given name derived from Latin.activator
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Alternative forms
* activaterNoun
(en noun)urban
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Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field. In Paris 22 hectares of roof have been planted, out of a potential total of 80 hectares.}}