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Definitions: Restrainer |
RestrainerNoun1. A chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film. 2. A person who directs and restrains. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Fine Arts | An ingredient of a photographic developer which prevents too rapid development and minimizes chemical fog. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: RestrainerSynonym: controller (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: antifoggant (fine arts, chemical industry), anti-fogging agent, fog-inhibiting agent. |
Crosswords: Restrainer |
| Specialty definitions using "restrainer": droop restrainer, drooping restrainer. (references) |
| "Restrainer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Restrainer" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "restrainer": droop restrainer ♦ drooping restrainer. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "restrainer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Dutch | vertrager (antifoggant, anti-fogging agent, fog-inhibiting agent, moderator, temporiser, temporizer, weld-sequence timer), sluierwerend middel (antifoggant, anti-fogging agent, fog-inhibiting agent), antisluierstof (antifoggant, anti-fogging agent, fog-inhibiting agent). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | retardateur (retardant), inhibiteur de voile, antivoile, agent anti-voile. (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Verzoegerer (antifoggant, anti-fogging agent, fog-inhibiting agent, inhibitor, retardant, terminator), schleierverhinderndes Mittel (antifoggant, anti-fogging agent, fog-inhibiting agent), Schleierschutzmittel (antifoggant, anti-fogging agent, fog-inhibiting agent), schleierherabsetzendes Mittel (antifoggant, anti-fogging agent, fog-inhibiting agent), Antischleiermittel (antifoggant, anti-fogging agent, fog-inhibiting agent). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | συγκρατών, ο αναχαιτίζων. (various references) | ||||||||||
Hebrew | עוצר (governor, retainer, sovereign). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | antivelo (antifoggant, anti-fogging agent, fog-inhibiting agent). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | estrainerray moderador de queda (droop restrainer, droop stop, drooping restrainer). (various references) | ||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "restrainer": restrainers. (additional references) | |
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"Restrainer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: retrainer. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "restrainer" (pronounced 'Re*strain"er'): Abaser, Abater, Abider, Abjurer, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Acceder, Accepter, Acclaimer, Accorder, Accruer, Accuser, Achiever, Acquirer, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admirer, Adopter, Adorer, Adorner, Advertiser, Adviser, Advoyer, Affecter, Affirmer, Afflicter, Affrayer, Affreighter, Affrighter, Affronter, Aflicker, Agreer, Aider, Aimer, Airer, Aliner, Allayer, Alleger, Allower, Allurer, Altogether, Amasser. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: errantries. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-i-n-r-r-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: retainers, ternaries. | |
-2 letters: arenites, arrester, arsenite, arteries, inserter, rearrest, reinsert, reinters, rentiers, resinate, restrain, retainer, retirers, retrains, starrier, stearine, strainer, tarriers, terrains, terranes, terriers, terrines, trainees, trainers. | |
-3 letters: aeriest, anestri, antsier, arenite, artsier, earners, earnest, eastern, entires, entries, errants, etesian, nastier, nearest, ranters, ratines, rearers, reearns, reinter, renters, rentier, reraise, rerisen, retains, retears. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-i-n-r-r-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: rearresting, restrainers. | |
+2 letters: fraternizers, intermarries, refrigerants, trainbearers. | |
+3 letters: intrapreneurs. | |
+4 letters: interferograms, intermarriages, kindergartners, refractoriness, refrigerations, reincorporates, reregistration, resurrectional, retransferring, reverberations. | |
+5 letters: arbitrarinesses, gewurztraminers, intercorrelates, interrogatories, kindergarteners, preregistration, reorchestrating, reorchestration, reregistrations. | |
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