priming

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Synonyms: riming, pricing, prizing, priding, primping, primine, primming, prising, criming, griming

Antonyms: riming, pricing, prizing, priding, primping, primine, primming, prising, criming, griming

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Noun

1. A substance used as a [[primer]].
2. {{lb|en|botany}} A [[form]] of [[seed]] [[planting]] [[preparation]] in which the [[seed]]s are [[presoaked]] in a [[nanoparticle]] [[solution]].
3. {{lb|en|engineering}} A [[harmful]] [[condition]] in which [[water]] is carried over from the [[boiler]] of a [[steam locomotive]].
4. {{lb|en|firearms}} The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
5. {{lb|en|immunology}} The [[first]] [[contact]] that an [[antigen]]-[[specific]] [[T helper cell]] [[precursor]]s have with an [[antigen]].
6. {{lb|en|media}} A cognitive process in which media information increases temporarily the accessibility of knowledge units in the memory of an individual.
7. {{lb|en|microbiology}} The effect that a [[nutrient]] has on the rate of [[organic matter]] [[decomposition]]
8. {{lb|en|medicine|[[nursing]]}} The [[process]] of [[flush]]ing the [[tubing]] with IV [[fluid]] to [[remove]] [[air]] before [[connect]]ing it to a [[patient]].
9. {{lb|en|psychology}} The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
10. {{lb|en|[[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.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|prime||ing-form}}

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