restrainer

[ ri-strey-ner ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that restrains.

  2. Photography. a chemical added to a developer to retard its action.

Origin of restrainer

1
First recorded in 1560–70; restrain + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for restrainer

restrainer

/ (rɪˈstreɪnə) /


noun
  1. a person who restrains

  2. a chemical, such as potassium bromide, added to a photographic developer in order to reduce the amount of fog on a film and to retard the development

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