initiator

Noun

 * 1) One who initiates.
 * 2)  A substance that initiates a chain reaction or polymerization.
 * 3)  A component of a nuclear weapon that produces a burst of neutrons to trigger a fission chain reaction.
 * 4)  A task (in a mainframe computer) that initiates multiple jobs.
 * 5)  A material whose presence in the body eventually leads to cancer.
 * 1)  A material whose presence in the body eventually leads to cancer.

Derived terms

 * pyrotechnic initiator

Translations

 * Arabic: مُبَادِر
 * Azerbaijani: təşəbbüskar
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 * Mandarin: 创办者，发起人
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 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 言い出しっ屁
 * Malay: pemula
 * Russian: ,


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 * Finnish:, initiaattori


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