Definition of Deactivator

1. Noun. Any device used to deactivate something ¹

2. Noun. A chamber filled with iron filings or other material used to remove excess oxygen or other substances from water ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deactivator

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deactivator

deaconhood
deaconing
deaconries
deaconry
deacons
deaconship
deaconships
deacquisition
deacquisitions
deactivate
deactivated
deactivates
deactivating
deactivation
deactivations
deactivator (current term)
deactivators
deacyl
deacylase
deacylated
deacylation
deacylations
deacylative
dead
dead(a)
dead(p)
dead-air space
dead-air spaces
dead-born
dead-end

Literary usage of Deactivator

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Principles and Practice of Plumbing by John Joseph Cosgrove (1922)
"From the deactivator it flows to the filter to remove the rust, then out through b to the hot water distributing system. The tank, h, is a steam heated ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1922)
"The makeup water is taken from the condenser circulation and is passed through a deactivator, to remove its oxygen content. This machine consists of a tank ..."

3. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"... catalyst deactivator and antioxidant in the production of olefin polymers complying with §177.1520(c), items 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3, ..."

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