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restrainer definition

re·strainer (ri strā′nər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that restrains
  2. Photog. a chemical, such as potassium bromide, added to a developer to retard its action

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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