eliminator
[ ih-lim-uh-ney-ter ]
/ ɪˈlɪm əˌneɪ tər /
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noun
a person or thing that eliminates.
Also called battery eliminator. a device that operates from a power line to supply current and voltage to a circuit designed to be operated by a battery.
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OTHER WORDS FROM eliminator
e·lim·i·na·to·ry [ih-lim-uh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ɪˈlɪm ə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectivenon·e·lim·i·na·to·ry, adjectivepre·e·lim·i·na·tor, nounWords nearby eliminator
Elijah's cup, Elikón, eliminate, elimination, elimination diet, eliminator, Elimite, Elinor, ELINT, Elinvar, Elion
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Example sentences from the Web for eliminator
But the blood is now known to be but a food and oxygen carrier, and an eliminator of used-up products.
Darwinism and Race Progress|John Berry HaycraftWe are, therefore, entitled to say that no other eliminator of uric acid can be compared with it.
"That is called hypo-eliminator," said Trent as Mr. Cupples uncorked and smelled at one of the bottles.
The Woman in Black|Edmund Clerihew BentleyThe most powerful aid to the human system, and the most perfect eliminator known to man is heat.
Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why|Martha M. Allen