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moderator - someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence |
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go-between,
intercessor,
intermediary,
intermediator,
mediator a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
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modifier a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
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moderator - someone who presides over a forum or debate |
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presiding officer the leader of a group meeting
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moderator - any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors |
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inhibitor a substance that retards or stops an activity
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nuclear reactor,
reactor (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
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deuterium oxide,
heavy water water containing a substantial proportion of deuterium atoms, used in nuclear reactors
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moderator - in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly |
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presiding officer the leader of a group meeting
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