initiator
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initiator
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Borrowed from Latin initiātor. By surface analysis, initiate + or.
noun initiators
- One who initiates.
- A substance that initiates a chain reaction or polymerization.
- A component of a nuclear weapon that produces a burst of neutrons to start the chain reaction. ‘This, er, initiator of polonium and lithium, would it be used in an anti-personnel bomb?’ he asked. ‘Oh yes, you could say so, boyo,’ replied the Welshman. ‘An initiator, you see, is what sets off a nuke.’
- A task (in a mainframe computer) that initiates multiple jobs.
- A material whose presence in the body eventually leads to cancer.
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noun one who initiates
| Español | iniciador, iniciadora |
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| 日本語 | 言い出しっ屁 iidashippe |
| 中文 | 创办者，发起人 |
| Français | initiateur, initiatrice |
| Deutsch | Initiator, Initiatorin |
| Italiano | iniziatore, iniziatrice |
| Русский | инициа́тор iniciátor, основополо́жник osnovopolóžnik |
| العربية | مُبَادِر mubādir |
noun chemistry: substance that initiates a chain reaction or polymerization
| Deutsch | Initiator |
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title = {initiator},
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