Word Finder - primers

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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.

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Similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.

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A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.

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1545, The A.B.C. Primers

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An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.

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An elementary school class; an elementary school student.

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Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.

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A person who primes explosives.

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A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting.

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A layer of such a substance.

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A layer of makeup that goes beneath the foundation; undermakeup.

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A person who primes wood, metal, etc.

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A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme, a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule which initiates DNA replication.

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A pheromone which interacts first with the endocrine system.

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A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline, in airplanes.

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A person who prunes trees.

There are three Winsor & Newton acrylic primers to choose from.

All virus isolates tested were successfully amplified using degenerate primers designed by Deng et al; 1994.

Prime Creates a plot that can help you rapidly review the primer binding sites for the primers selected by the program.

Two pairs of PCR primers were designed according to conserved regions of several published, whitefly-transmitted geminivirus sequences.

However he did resolve to carry out the task, and began investigating various primers on musical rudiments then popular with instrumental pupils.

Easily packaged makeup items, such as liquid foundations and primers, are also available.

Many cosmetic companies sell eye shadow bases or primers.

Shadow primers prevent creasing and help shadows to stay on longer.

Primers, in particular, have always scared me off a bit because of the silicone content (which is included in most - but not all - primers).

Beauty lovers turn to cosmetic outlets to get good deals on eyeshadow palettes, lipsticks and primers.

Back at the lab, the sample is placed in a thermo-cycler and fluorescent primers are added to help sort out and identify individual DNA fragments throughout various cycles.

These guides are designed as primers for parents and are jam-packed with all the information parents need to help their kids with a given topic.

Primers made for acrylic painting dry quickly and can also be used for artists painting with oils.

The idea is that applying it will eliminate the need to use traditional foundations, color correctors, concealers, primers and powders.

His excellent summary of medieval French literature forms a volume of the Temple Primers.