"active material" meaning in English

See active material in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈæk.tɪv məˈtɪəɹɪəl/ Forms: active materials [plural]
Etymology: active + material Etymology templates: {{compound|en|active|material}} active + material Head templates: {{en-noun}} active material (plural active materials)
  1. Essential components of a device, reaction, etc.
    Sense id: en-active_material-en-noun-vBiipOWG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7
  2. A radioactive material
    Sense id: en-active_material-en-noun-jzO-cSbT

Inflected forms

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