starter (redirected from starter cultures)

starter

1. a device for starting an internal-combustion engine, usually consisting of a powerful electric motor that engages with the flywheel

2. US a person who organizes the timely departure of buses, trains, etc.

3. under starter's orders (of horses in a race) awaiting the start signal

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starter [′stär·dər]

(electricity)

A device used to start an electric motor and to accelerate the motor to normal speed.

engine starter

(electronics)

An auxiliary control electrode used in a gas tube to establish sufficient ionization to reduce the anode breakdown voltage. Also known as trigger electrode.

(engineering)

A drill used for making the upper part of a hole, the remainder of the hole being made with a drill of smaller gage, known as a follower.

(microbiology)

A culture of microorganisms, either pure or mixed, used to commence a process, for example, cheese manufacture.