starter

Definitions

General English

  • noun a person who starts doing

    something

  • noun a person who organises the

    start

    of

    something

  • noun the

    first

    part of a meal

Agriculture

  • noun a

    culture

    of

    bacteria

    , used to inoculate animals or to start

    growth

    in milk used in cheese production

Aviation

Construction

  • A device used with a ballast to start an electric-discharge lamp.
  • An electric controller used to accelerate a motor from rest to

    running

    speed and to stop the motor.

Electronics

  • That which serves to initiate an

    event

    ,

    sequence

    , process, or the like.
  • A device utilized to start an

    electric motor

    , and to accelerate it to its

    operational

    speed. Such a starter may be powered, for example, by a battery. Also called

    electric starter

    .

Food

  • The first course of a meal
  • A bacterial or fungal

    culture

    used to initiate fermentation, and thus flavour development, in

    fermented

    foods, e.g. Lactobacillus in milk to make yoghurt, Rhizopus oligosporus in tempeh or the lactic cultures used to replace the microorganisms and enzymes lost during milk pasteurization preparatory to making cheese

Human Resources

  • noun a young person who is starting in a job for the first time.

Sports

  • noun someone who gives the signal for a race to start

Wine

  • a yeast culture added to grape juice (must) to initiate the fermentation process. Although fermentation would probably occur naturally because of the yeast spores in the air and on the grape skins, a starter culture gives the

    winemaker

    greater control over the process.
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