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restrainer

noun
/ɹɪˈstreɪnɚ/US/ɹɪˈstreɪnə/UK

Etymology

From restrain + -er.

  1. derived from rēstringō — “fasten, tighten”
  2. derived from restreindre
  3. inherited from restreinen
  4. suffixed as restrainer — “restrain + er”

Definitions

  1. Something that restrains.

  2. A chemical compound (such as potassium bromide), added to a developer to prevent fogging.

The neighborhood

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