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initiator

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
initiator/ɪˈnɪʃieɪtə(r)/

▶noun

1 a person or thing that initiates.

2 Chemistry a substance which starts a chain reaction.

3 an explosive or device used to detonate the main charge.

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