Initiator

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An initiator can refer to:

• A person who instigates something.
• Modulated neutron initiator, a neutron source used in some nuclear weapons
  • Initiator, an Explosive booster
  • Initiator, the first Nuclear chain reaction
• Pyrotechnic initiator, a device containing a pyrotechnic composition used primarily to ignite other, more difficult to ignite materials
• Radical initiator, chemical substances that can produce radical species under mild conditions
  • Photoinitiator, chemical substances that produce radical specials upon exposure to light
• SCSI initiator, the host-side endpoint of a SCSI session
• Monomeric polyols, such as glycerin, pentaerythritol, ethylene glycol and sucrose, serving as the starting point for polymeric polyols

• Initiator element
• Initiator protein
• Initiation factor

• Initiation (disambiguation)
• Initiate

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