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A substance used as a primer.
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(botany) A form of seed planting preparation in which the seeds are presoaked in a nanoparticle solution.
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(engineering) A harmful condition in which water is carried over from the boiler of a steam locomotive.
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(firearms) The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
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(immunology) The first contact that an antigen-specific T helper cell precursors have with an antigen.
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(media) A cognitive process in which media information increases temporarily the accessibility of knowledge units in the memory of an individual.
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(microbiology) The effect that a nutrient has on the rate of organic matter decomposition
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(medicine, nursing) The process of flushing the tubing with IV fluid to remove air before connecting it to a patient.
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(psychology) The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
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(psycholinguistics) A form of positive priming that induces a tendency to repeat or more easily process a sentence that is similar in structure to one previously presented.