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tracer.

A compound, element, or isotope used to track the progress or history of a natural process.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɹeɪsə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation[ˈtʃɹeɪsə(ɹ)]Received-Pronunciation/ˈtɹeɪsɚ/General-American[ˈtʃɹeɪsɚ]General-American
  1. A compound, element, or isotope used to track the progress or history of a natural process.

  2. A round of ammunition for a firearm that contains magnesium or another flammable substance arranged such that it will burn and produce a visible trail when fired in the dark.

  3. The act or state of tracking or investigating something.

  4. A request to trace the movements of a person or an object, such as a shipment.

  5. A person who traces something.

  6. A device or instrument used to assist in making tracings.

  7. A process that traces something, such as the path of execution of a program during debugging.

Where this word comes from

From trace + -er.

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