Accelerator and Activator

Accelerator

Accelerator noun - (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected.
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Activator and accelerator are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Activator" instead a noun "Accelerator".

Activator

Activator noun - (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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Accelerator and activator are semantically related. You can use "Accelerator" instead a noun "Activator".
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