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ACTIVATING AGENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(mineral extraction) a surface-active chemical used in flotation process to increase the attraction to a specific mineral
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("activating agent" is a kind of...):
activator ((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)
Domain category:
beneficiation; mineral dressing; mineral extraction; mineral processing; ore dressing; ore processing (crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques)
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