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prime adjective

  /pɹaɪ̯m/
  • (mathematics, lay) Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).
primo
  • First in time, order, or sequence.
primo, iniziale
  • First in excellence, quality, or value.
di prima categoria, di prima qualità, di prima scelta, ottimo
  • First in importance, degree, or rank.
primario, principale

primer noun

  /ˈpɹaɪ.mə(ɹ)/ , /ˈpɹaɪmɚ/ , /ˈpɹɪ.mɚ/
  • A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.
abbecedario, sillabario

primer noun

  /ˈpɹaɪ.mə(ɹ)/ , /ˈpɹaɪmɚ/
  • A device used to prime an internal combustion engine with gasoline, (especially) in airplanes.
iniettore
  • Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.
  • (biochemistry, genetics) A molecule which initiates the synthesis of an enzyme, (especially) a single-stranded nucleic acid molecule which initiates DNA replication.
innesco
  • A layer of such a substance.
mestica, vernice di fondo
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