initiator

See also Initiator

English

Noun

initiator (plural initiators)

1. One who initiates
2. (chemistry) A substance that initiates a chain reaction or polymerization
3. (computing) A task (in a mainframe computer) that initiates multiple jobs
4. (medicine) A material whose presence in the body eventually leads to cancer

Translations

one who initiates

Finnish: alullepanija (fi) French: initiateur (fr) m.

German: Initiator (de) m.

chemistry: substance that initiates a chain reaction or polymerization

German: Initiator (de) m.

computing: task (in a mainframe computer) that initiates multiple jobs

medicine: material whose presence in the body eventually leads to cancer

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Italian: iniziatore m.

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Latin

Verb

initiātor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of initiō
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of initiō