extender
[ik-sten-der]
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noun
a substance added to another substance, as to paint or food, to increase its volume or bulk: to add cereal and soy protein to hamburger as extenders.
Photography. See under converter(def 8).
Origin of extender
converter
or con·ver·tor
[kuh n-vur-ter]
noun
Origin of converter
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I shook hands with each one of the High-Pocketses as they filed into the extender.
Nine Men in TimeNoel Miller Loomis
It was apparent by that time that the extender would never be anything in a printing office but a psychological monstrosity.
Nine Men in TimeNoel Miller Loomis
This extender can be prepared 12 to 24 hours before use if it is stored at refrigerator temperature.
Preservation of Bull Semen at Sub-Zero TemperaturesN. L. VanDemark
extender
noun
converter
convertor
noun
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[kən-vûr′tər]
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