priming

About 1.39 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A substance used as a primer.
2. noun A form of seed planting preparation in which the seeds are presoaked in a nanoparticle solution.
3. noun A harmful condition in which water is carried over from the boiler of a steam locomotive.
4. noun The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.
5. noun The first contact that an antigen-specific T helper cell precursors have with an antigen.
6. noun A cognitive process in which media information increases temporarily the accessibility of knowledge units in the memory of an individual.
7. noun The effect that a nutrient has on the rate of organic matter decomposition
8. noun The process of flushing the tubing with IV fluid to remove air before connecting it to a patient.

Similar words

priggish prudish puritanical square-toed dainty mincing straightlaced niminy-piminy tight-laced straitlaced

Often followed by

of and effects the in effect is coat with

Word family

primings