Usually means: Initial layer for better adhesion.
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General (28 matching dictionaries)
  1. primer: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. primer: Merriam-Webster
  3. primer, primer: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. primer, primer: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. primer: Collins English Dictionary
  6. primer: Vocabulary.com
  7. Primer, primer: Wordnik
  8. primer: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. primer: Wiktionary
  10. primer: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. primer: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. primer: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. primer: Dictionary.com
  14. primer: Online Etymology Dictionary
  15. primer: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  16. Primer (album), Primer (cosmetics), Primer (dna), Primer (film), Primer (firearm), Primer (firearms), Primer (molecular biology), Primer (paint), Primer (textbook), Primer: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  17. Primer: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  18. primer: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  19. primer: Rhymezone
  20. primer: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  21. primer: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  22. primer: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms
  23. primer: FreeDictionary.org
  24. primer: Mnemonic Dictionary
  25. primer: TheFreeDictionary.com
  26. primer: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations

Art (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. primer: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology
  2. Primer: Health & Beauty Glossary
  3. English-Chinese Dictionary of Graphic Communications (Big 5) (No longer online)
  4. Shakespeare Glossary (No longer online)
  5. PRIMER: Glossary of Art Terms

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Primer (disambiguation), primer: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Primer (disambiguation), Primer (molecular biology), primer: Encyclopedia

Medicine (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. primer: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Hypermedia Glossary Of Genetic Terms (No longer online)
  4. Microbial Genetics Glossary (No longer online)
  5. Molecular Biology Glossary (No longer online)
  6. Primer (disambiguation), primer: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. PRIMER: Acronym Finder

Science (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Drug Discovery and Development (No longer online)
  2. Primer: Biology dictionary
  3. Glossary of Genetic Terms (No longer online)
  4. AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY (No longer online)

Tech (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
  2. Roofing Terms (No longer online)
  3. Glossary of Coal Mining Terms (No longer online)
  4. Explosives (No longer online)
  5. Primer: Beauty & Health Glossary
  6. National Glass Association Glossary (No longer online)
  7. Primer: Construction Glossary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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noun:  (historical, Catholicism ecclesiastical) A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.
noun:  (historical, Protestantism ecclesiastical) Any of various similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.
noun:  A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
noun:  An introductory text on any subject, particularly basic concepts.
noun:  (New Zealand, obsolete) An elementary school class; an elementary school student.
noun:  Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.
noun:  (obsolete) A person who primes explosives.
noun:  A substance used to prime wood, metal, etc. in preparation for painting.
noun:  A layer of such a substance.
noun:  A layer of makeup that goes beneath the foundation; undermakeup.
noun:  (obsolete) A person who primes wood, metal, etc.
noun:  (biochemistry, genetics) A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme, (especially) a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule which initiates DNA replication.
noun:  (medicine, zoology) A pheromone which interacts first with the endocrine system.
noun:  A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline, (especially) in airplanes.
noun:  A person who prunes trees.
adjective:  (obsolete) First in time, initial, early.
adjective:  (obsolete) First in importance, premier.
adjective:  (obsolete, rare) First in position, foremost.
noun:  A surname.

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