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Primer

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Noun

1. primer

an introductory textbook

2. fuse, fusee, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming

any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

3. flat coat, ground, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, undercoat

the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Primer

see synonyms of primer
noun
1. 
an introductory text, such as a school textbook
2. printing long primer, great primer
noun
1. 
a person or thing that primes
2. 
a device, such as a tube containing explosive, for detonating the main charge in a gun, mine, etc
3. 
a substance, such as paint, applied to a surface as a base, sealer, etc

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Primer

see synonyms of primer
noun
1. 
a simple book for teaching reading to beginners
2. 
a textbook giving the first principles of any subject
3.  see great primer
noun
a person or thing that primes
; specif.,
a. 
a small cap, tube, etc. containing an explosive, used to set off a main charge
b. 
paint, sizing, etc. used as a preparatory coating on a raw surface

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Primer

see synonyms of primer
n.
1. An elementary textbook for teaching children to read.
2. A book that covers the basic elements of a subject.
n.
1. A cap or tube containing a small amount of explosive used to detonate the main explosive charge of a firearm or mine.
2. An undercoat of paint or size applied to prepare a surface, as for painting.
3. Genetics A segment of DNA or RNA that is complementary to a given DNA sequence and that is needed to initiate replication by DNA polymerase.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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