active material

noun
/ˈæk.tɪv məˈtɪəɹɪəl/

Etymology

From active + material.

  1. derived from māteria
  2. derived from māteriālis
  3. inherited from material
  4. compounded as active material — “active + material

Definitions

  1. Essential components of a device, reaction, etc.

  2. A radioactive material

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for active material. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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