stabilizer
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzər/
- Specialized
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estabilizante
- And here I'm mixing the varnish, a combination of matte and gloss varnish with an UV stabilizer that will prevent the varnish from yellowing.
- mood stabilizer
- lead stabilizer
So hydrogen is one of the great antioxidants, stabilizers of free radicals in nature.
- So hydrogen is one of the great antioxidants, stabilizers of free radicals in nature.
- It's got stabilizers, polyphosphates, glycerol esters.
Examples
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Lithium is a mood stabilizer and it is used to level off the serotonin in the brain as opposed to having the highs and lows you kind of even off the chemistry.
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The second component comprises investments in automatic stabilizers that minimize the expected damage to the economy.
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Now, the public was told that the Federal Reserve System was an economic stabilizer.
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I hope the people who fill up their vehicles once or twice a year put a fuel stabilizer in their tanks.
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These results suggest that lead was used more commonly as a PVC stabilizer in the past.
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I recommend that we take him off the escitalopram and put him on a mood stabilizer.
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And you mean the stabilizer in ice cream and sorbet, the emulsifier?
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The automatic stabilizers cause recessions to be less severe and the recovery from recessions to be prompter.
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The health risks associated with low lead levels mean that consumer products (such as those made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, which often incorporates lead as a stabilizer) with even moderate lead exposure risks could be dangerous.
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To ensure the paint maintains its quality over time, a stabilizer is added to prevent chemical reactions.
Synonyms
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7.4
A chemical that stops dye or photographs from losing colour
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4.0
A thing that stops food from going bad
Compounds
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6.7
A fixed flat part at the tail of a plane that keeps the nose steady
- Specialized
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5.9
Upright part of an airplane tail that helps keep the plane pointing straight during flight
How Protective
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Etymology
Stabilizer comes from the Latin stabilis 'steady' and is the same root as the English word stable. In chemistry a stabilizer is a substance added to keep a mixture steady and stop it from changing.