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Activation    [ Biology - Botany - Genetic ]
Adjective: Activated

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names

     
  The stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical.  
     
Activation in science generally refers to the process whereby something is prepared or excited for a subsequent reaction. Making something active and effective or causing something to have energy and be active or to execute a operation.

Some examples of activation:
  • In chemistry is the process that made a molecule reactive or more reactive. Opposite of passivation.
  • In biology the activation is the process that starts cell division in an early fecundated egg cell.
  • In horticulture the activation is the treatment of a compost with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition.
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