Editing 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

== Biology ==
* [[Initiator element]]
* [[Initiator protein]]
* [[Initiation factor]]

==See also==
* [[Initiation (disambiguation)]]
* [[Initiate (disambiguation)|Initiate]]

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