extender: Meaning and Definition of

ex•tend•er

Pronunciation: (ik-sten'dur), [key]
— n.
  1. a substance added to another substance, as to paint or food, to increase its volume or bulk: to add cereal and soy protein to hamburger as extenders.
  2. See under(def. 8).
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