| NOUN | substance | restrainer | a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film |
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| person | restrainer, controller | a person who directs and restrains |
| Meaning | A chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film. | |
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| Narrower | potassium bromide | A white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photography |
| Broader | chemical, chemical substance | Material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules |
| Meaning | A person who directs and restrains. | |
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| Synonym | controller | |
| Narrower | nazi | derogatory term for a person who is fanatically dedicated to, or seeks to control, some activity, practice, etc. |
| subduer, surmounter, overcomer | someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion | |
| suppressor, suppresser | someone who suppresses | |
| withholder | A person who restrains / restrains / restrains / restrains / restrains or checks or holds back | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Verbs | restrain | keep under control |
| restrain | to close within bounds, limit or hold back / back from movement | |
| restrain | hold back | |
| restrain | prevent (someone or something) from doing something | |
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