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plural loaders
Agent noun of load; a person or device that loads. quotations examples
A loader performs the important work of storing goods in the wagons and of unloading the wagons. In each case considerable skill is required to avoid breakage, and, in the case of loading, skill goes far to conserve wagon space.
1944 March and April, T. F. Cameron, “The Working of Marshalling Yards and Goods Sheds”, in Railway Magazine, page 85
The loader […] placed the cartridge in the muzzle and shoved it in as far as he could. The rammer rammed it home, the gun captain inserting his priming wire to make sure.
2014, Benerson Little, The Sea Rover's Practice
(computing) A program that prepares other programs for execution. examples
A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, wheel loader, etc. examples
(marketing) An incentive given to a dealer. quotations examples
Unique point-of-purchase materials and display loaders dramatically contribute to the display's attention-getting ability.
1990, Robert B. Konikow, Sales Promotion Design, page 197
Marketers use dealer loaders to obtain new distributors and push larger quantities of goods.
1995, William M. Pride, O. C. Ferrell, Marketing: Concepts and Strategies, page 591
Dealer (or buying) loaders are gifts offered to resellers for stocking products. Many companies specialize in providing premium and gift items, and publish catalogues from which you can select appropriate items.
2001, Stuart Clark Rogers, Marketing Strategies, Tactics, and Techniques, page 172
plural adenosines
(biochemistry, genetics, organic chemistry) A nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue. quotations examples
Caffeine acts as an antagonist at receptors in the brain for one of the chemical messengers called adenosine.
2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 82
Think of adenosine as a chemical barometer that continuously registers the amount of elapsed time since you woke up this morning.
2017, Matthew Walker, Why We Sleep, Penguin, published 2018, page 27
SAM: Readings confirmed. Based on the levels of adenosine in your system, the neural implant is functioning properly.
2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, PC, scene: Hyperion
Adenosine levels can be quickly righted after a few nights of good sleep, however.
2022 June 24, Oliver Whang, “The Sleep Debt Collector Is Here”, in The New York Times