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primer¹ Definition

primer (primər; Brit prīmər)

noun

  1. a simple book for teaching reading to beginners
  2. a textbook giving the first principles of any subject

Etymology: ME prymer < ML primarius < L primus, first: see prime

primer² Definition

primer (prīmər)

noun

a person or thing that primes; specif.,

  1. a small cap, tube, etc. containing an explosive, used to set off a main charge
  2. paint, sizing, etc. used as a preparatory coating on a raw surface

primer Synonyms

primer

n.

beginner's book, textbook, preparatory book, hornbook; see introduction 3, 5.

primer Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • degenerate: All virus isolates tested were successfully amplified using degenerate primers designed by Deng et al; 1994.
  • etch: Robin sprayed the bare metal with 2K etch primer.
  • pick: EPrimer3 will attempt to pick primers close to this length.
  • select: Prime Creates a plot that can help you rapidly review the primer binding sites for the primers selected by the program.
  • apply: You can apply the primer, then the base coat, then the top coat.

Adjective modifier

  • epoxy: Back to the top What is an epoxy primer?
  • acrylic: There are three Winsor & Newton acrylic primers to choose from.
  • optical: The site is part of an optical microscopy primer from the Molecular Expressions site.
  • universal: Efforts to identify the presence of a DNA beta in infected Duranta, using universal DNA beta primers ( Briddon et al.
  • gray: I use a basic gray primer to spray a thin coat all over.
  • animated: TOP GENETICS DNA from the Beginning This site described itself as " an animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes & heredity.

Modifies a noun

  • pair: A set of nested primers pairs is designed for each gene chosen for cloning.
  • coat: Apply a quick primer coat first, then do second application to build lash length.
  • sequence: Failures are repeated and new primer sequences are ordered in the cases where PCR reactions failed repeatedly.

Noun used with modifier

  • oligonucleotide: Prime selects oligonucleotide primers for a template DNA sequence.
  • microscopy: The site is part of an optical microscopy primer from the Molecular Expressions site.
  • etching: The etching primer is followed by a coat of standard primer.
  • zinc: Manufacturers literature will indicate any special requirements, but in general a zinc phosphate primer is used.
  • oxide: I painted using an aerosol of Halfords red oxide plastic primer which is, of course, the correct final color.
  • metal: The net lever was painted in metal primer along with the counter balance rail.