noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Something that restrains.
2. 2
   a person who directs and restrains wordnet
3. 3
   A chemical compound (such as potassium bromide), added to a developer to prevent fogging.
4. 4
   a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bridlercontroller

Etymology

From restrain + -er.

Related phrases

chemical compoundpotassium bromide

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