restrainer

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rɪˈstreɪnə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri strā′nər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
re•strain•er  (ri strā′nər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that restrains.
  2. Photographya chemical added to a developer to retard its action.
  • restrain + -er1 1560–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
restrainer / rɪˈstreɪnə/
  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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