unprimable

English

Adjective

unprimable (comparative more unprimable, superlative most unprimable)

1. Alternative form of unprimeable
   • 1934, The American Federationist, page 1313:

     Instead of using his credit to “prime” an unprimable “pump”, instead of feeding out vast buying power by public works, by relief, etc., to the unemployed in the idea of supplementing the too low buying power of those still at work, Uncle Sam must now use his credit vigorously, before it fails, for the sole purpose of subsidizing higher pay per hour for those at work.

   • 1980, N.N. Vorontsov, J.M. van den Brink, Animal Genetics and Evolution, page 154:

     If a short terminal RNA sequence were to prime the synthesis of a subterminal Okasaki fragment, its subsequent removal would leave an unprimable gap at the 5' end (Fig. 3a).

   • 2010, Shinobu Kitayama, Dov Cohen, Handbook of Cultural Psychology, page 842:

     I believe that some culture complexes will turn out to be “unprimable.” I doubt that there is a simple prime that can make a Northern, suburban Jewish boy behave like a Southern, rural Baptist kid by insulting him.

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• prealbumin