extender

ex·tend·er

 (ĭk-stĕn′dər)

n.

A substance added to another substance to modify, dilute, or add to it: meatloaf that contained oatmeal as an extender.

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extender

(ɪkˈstɛndə)

n

1. a person or thing that extends

2. (Chemical Engineering) a substance, such as French chalk or china clay, added to paints to give them body and decrease their rate of settlement

3. (Chemical Engineering) a substance added to glues and resins to dilute them or to modify their viscosity

4. (Chemistry) a substance added to elastomers to assist the plasticizer

5. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing the part of certain lower-case letters that extends either above (the ascender) or below (the descender) the body of the letter

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ex•tend•er

(ɪkˈstɛn dər)

n.

a substance added to another substance, as to paint or food, to increase its volume or bulk.

[1605–15]

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Translations

extender

n extensor m; penis — extensor de pene

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