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ACTIVATING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The activity of causing to have energy and be active
Synonyms:
activating; activation; energizing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("activating" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "activating"):
electrification (the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group)
animation; invigoration; vivification (the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Causing motion or action or change
Synonyms:
activating; actuating
Classified under:
Similar:
causative (producing an effect)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb activate
Context examples:
Last month, January 3, 2020, you started the New Year with Mars activating the same tenth house of prestigious career advancement.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The caspases convey the apoptotic signal in a proteolytic cascade, with caspases cleaving and activating other caspases that then degrade other cellular targets that lead to cell death.
(Apoptosis DNA Damage Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
This allele, which encodes Rho GTPase-activating protein 29, plays a role in the modulation of signaling.
(ARHGAP29 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes Rho GTPase-activating protein 5, plays a role in the modulation of GTPase activity.
(ARHGAP5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) family transduces extracellular signals across the plasma membrane, activating cellular responses through a variety of second messenger cascades (see PKA and PKC signaling pathways).
(Attenuation of GPCR Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
The aluminum component of this adjuvant binds to the protein conjugate, resulting in improved antigenicity, whereas the modified lipid A component enhances the immune responses by activating monocytes, macrophages and cytokines.
(AS04 Adjuvant, NCI Thesaurus)
NEDD8 activating enzyme is comprised of NEDD8-activating enzyme E1 regulatory subunit and NEDD8-activating enzyme E1 catalytic subunit.
(NEDD8 Activating Enzyme, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene plays a role in transcriptional regulation through the signal transduction activating transcription pathway or STAT pathway.
(NMI Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
After agonist binding at the plasma membrane, NOSIII-activating receptors translocate to caveolae.
(Nitric Oxide Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
NF-kB activation of the Muc2 gene contributes to mucus overproduction, in addition to H. influenzae activation of the TGF-beta receptor, activating SMAD transcription factors SMAD3 and SMAD4.
(NFKB Activation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
