STABILIZER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stabilizer mean? 

• STABILIZER (noun)
  The noun STABILIZER has 3 senses:

1. a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state

2. airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft

3. a device for making something stable

  Familiarity information: STABILIZER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STABILIZER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("stabilizer" is a kind of...):

chemical; chemical substance (material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules)

Derivation:

stabilize (make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("stabilizer" is a kind of...):

aerofoil; airfoil; control surface; surface (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stabilizer"):

horizontal tail (the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft)

tail fin; tailfin; vertical fin; vertical stabiliser; vertical stabilizer (a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane)

Holonyms ("stabilizer" is a part of...):

empennage; tail; tail assembly (the rear part of an aircraft)

Derivation:

stabilize (make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A device for making something stable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

stabiliser; stabilizer

Hypernyms ("stabilizer" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stabilizer"):

fin (a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish)

gyrostabiliser; gyrostabilizer (a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane)

outrigger (a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or float parallel to the hull)

anti-sway bar; stabilizer bar (a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis)

Derivation:

stabilize (make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium)

 Context examples 

Strawberry powder was the best stabilizer, completely preventing melt‐down, followed closely by raspberry.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)

An inflatable balloon attached to the endoscope's tip acts as a stabilizer and a second balloon that is advanced ahead of the endoscope acts as a pulling device.

(Balloon-Guided Endoscopic Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic mast cell stabilizer with anti-inflammatory activity.

(Cromolyn, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt form of cromolyn, a mast cell stabilizer with anti-inflammatory activity.

(Cromolyn Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of olopatadine, a dual action selective histamine H1 receptor antagonist and mast cell stabilizer with anti-allergic activity.

(Olopatadine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A dual action selective histamine H1 receptor antagonist and mast cell stabilizer with anti-allergic activity.

(Olopatadine, NCI Thesaurus)

Its derivatives are used as UV stabilizers in plastic and to manufacture antiseptics and antimicrobial agents.

(Benzotrichloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Hexamethylphosphoramide is used as a stabilizer against thermal degradation in polystyrene and is used as a solvent in research laboratories.

(Hexamethylphosphoramide, NCI Thesaurus)

It is used as gasoline and lubricant additive, antioxidant, and stabilizer for industry materials.

(N-Nitrosodiethylamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Cadmium compounds are used in industry in electroplating and coating, in pigments, in batteries, in alloys, and as stabilizers.

(Cadmium Compound, NCI Thesaurus)