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primer
  1. Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive. (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
  2. (obsolete, rare) A person who primes explosives.
  3. A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting.
  4. A layer of such a substance.
  5. (obsolete, rare) A person who primes wood, metal, etc.
  6. (biology) A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme, (especially) a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule which initiates DNA replication.
  7. (medicine) A pheromone which interacts first with the endocrine system.
  8. A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline, (especially) in airplanes.
  9. A person who prunes trees.
  10. Synonyms:
      11. handbook, manual, book, textbook, guide, text, hornbook, reader, ABC, grammar, introduction, instruction book, reference book, workbook, enchiridion, schoolbook, companion, vade mecum, Bible, set book, course book, guidebook, compendium, reference, instructions, booklet, bible, class book, required reading, instruction booklet, instruction manual, source, syllabus, cookbook, set text, set of instructions, authoritative book, essential book, assigned text, school book, coursebook, directory, almanac, encyclopedia, promptuary, Baedeker, fundamentals, brochure, encyclopaedia, reference manual … more
  11. Examples:
      12. “This is an excellent primer on the subject that we will use as a point of reference throughout our discourse.”
      “While this primer has been deeply reviewed by many religious scholars, there will always be differing opinions and interpretations.”
primer
  1. (historical, Catholic ecclesiastical) A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.
  2. (historical, Protestant ecclesiastical) Similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.
  3. A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
  4. An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.
  5. (New Zealand) An elementary school class; an elementary school student.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. handbook, manual, book, textbook, guide, text, hornbook, reader, ABC, grammar, introduction, instruction book, reference book, workbook, enchiridion, schoolbook, companion, vade mecum, Bible, set book, course book, guidebook, compendium, reference, instructions, booklet, bible, class book, required reading, instruction booklet, instruction manual, source, syllabus, cookbook, set text, set of instructions, authoritative book, essential book, assigned text, school book, coursebook, directory, almanac, encyclopedia, promptuary, Baedeker, fundamentals, brochure, encyclopaedia, reference manual … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “This is an excellent primer on the subject that we will use as a point of reference throughout our discourse.”
      “While this primer has been deeply reviewed by many religious scholars, there will always be differing opinions and interpretations.”
primers
  1. plural of primer
  2. Synonyms:
      3. handbooks, manuals, books, textbooks, guides, text, hornbooks, readers, ABCs, grammar, introductions, reference books, workbooks, companions, enchiridions, vade mecums, schoolbooks, Bibles, course books, bibles, reference, compendiums, booklets, guidebooks, sources, syllabi, cookbooks, school books, promptuaries, encyclopedias, tourist guides, A to Z, directories, travel guides, almanacs, brochures, Baedekers, encyclopaedias, yearbooks, registries, chronicles, specifications, registers, catalogues, ephemerides, journals, catalogs, archives, records, field guides … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The preselective products were amplified with primers having two additional selective bases.”
      “We carry a huge inventory of brand name brass, bullets, primers, powder and reloading accessories.”
      “Oil-controlling moisturizers, makeup primers and foundations with added powders can also help absorb oil.”
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