Priming

//ˈpɹaɪmɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A substance used as a primer.

    "The spot was bright and lively now; but in winter it became necessary to place sandbags against the door, and to stuff up the keyhole against the wind and rain, which had worn the paint so thin that the priming and knotting showed through."

  2. 2
    the act of making something ready wordnet
  3. 3
    A form of seed planting preparation in which the seeds are presoaked in a nanoparticle solution.
  4. 4
    the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface wordnet
  5. 5
    A harmful condition in which water is carried over from the boiler of a steam locomotive.

    "There have been failures, of course, and especially delays due to bad steaming, and, more often, priming."

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  1. 6
    any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant wordnet
  2. 7
    The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
  3. 8
    The first contact that an antigen-specific T helper cell precursors have with an antigen.
  4. 9
    A cognitive process in which media information increases temporarily the accessibility of knowledge units in the memory of an individual.
  5. 10
    The effect that a nutrient has on the rate of organic matter decomposition
  6. 11
    The process of flushing the tubing with IV fluid to remove air before connecting it to a patient.
  7. 12
    The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
  8. 13
    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.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of prime form-of, gerund, participle, present

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