encebador

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Etymology

From encebar +‎ -dor.

Noun

encebador m (plural encebadors, feminine encebadora, feminine plural encebadores)

  1. primer (substance or device used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive)
    Synonym: enceb
  2. starter (device that causes a discharge lamp to turn on)
  3. (genetics) primer (molecule required for replication of DNA)
    Synonym: iniciador

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