restrainer
a person or thing that restrains.
Photography. a chemical added to a developer to retard its action.
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How to use restrainer in a sentence
The development is extremely slow, without any tendency to fog; thus the addition of a restrainer should be avoided.
The non-restrainer is within his right when he practises the system carried to its extremest lengths.
Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles | Daniel Hack TukeThe bromide is a restrainer, and to a certain extent will correct over-exposure.
Photography in the Studio and in the Field | Edward M. EstabrookeThe restrainer has been withdrawn, and the beast has stepped forth in the plenitude of his power.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Revelation | William MilliganFor he was zealous, and yet not wanting in knowledge, the restrainer of zeal.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh | H. J. Lawlor
British Dictionary definitions for restrainer
/ (rɪˈstreɪnə) /
a person who restrains
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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