activators

noun

plural of activator
as in catalysts

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  1. catalysts
  2. generators
  3. drivers
  4. stimuli
  5. incentives
  6. executors
  7. triggers
  8. agencies
Noun
  • Ruthenium oxide, one of the industry’s benchmark catalysts, required 250 mEV, leaving the nickel material only 50 mEV behind despite using inexpensive metals.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But now the stock could bounce back, especially given its exposure to multiple end markets that offer secular growth catalysts, according to Raymond James.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of catalysts
Noun
  • Large ships rely on massive generators and motors that are often difficult or impossible to remove for maintenance.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Residents near some facilities also complain of constant noise from cooling equipment and backup generators.
    — Sasha Tuddenham, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of generators
Noun
  • Even the more likely middle ground could be profoundly transformative for the fashion industry as designers, store managers, lawyers, truck drivers and more all negotiate work life with — what?
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Michigan State Police say the most serious deer-vehicle traffic crashes happen when drivers swerve to avoid striking the animal, and in the process strike something else or roll over their vehicle.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of drivers
Noun
  • Visual stimuli produced more activity in the superficial layers of the superior colliculus.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers have studied how certain facial and auricular stimuli interact with parasympathetic activity.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of stimuli
Noun
  • Automakers and their suppliers need incentives to invest in robotics and advanced equipment.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Lula and Bolsonaro discussed the value of the minimum wage, public security policies, Brazil's free healthcare system initiatives and incentives for agribusiness.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • The New Mexico attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against two of Jeffrey Epstein's closest confidants, seeking to stop them from receiving payments for serving as executors of his estate.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Epstein owned the Zorro Ranch for decades Earlier this year, Indyke and Kahn agreed as executors of the estate to settle a class-action lawsuit brought against them by Epstein accusers for up to $35 million.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of executors
Noun
  • Walz also is calling for the Legislature to re-pass a ban on binary triggers, modifications for semiautomatic rifles that fire a shot when the trigger is pulled and again while released, greatly boosting the weapon’s rate of fire.
    — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of triggers
Noun
  • The law enforcement agencies must act with an iron fist and in an immediate manner.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Florida has already given hundreds of millions of additional money to law enforcement agencies in the state in exchange for their participation in the program.
    — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of agencies
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