tracer (Meaning)

Wordnet

tracer (n)

an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods

an instrument used to make tracings

(radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes

ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke

Webster

tracer (n.)

One who, or that which, traces.

A person engaged (esp. in the express or railway service) in tracing, or searching out, missing articles, as packages or freight cars.

An inquiry sent out (esp. in transportation service) for a missing article, as a letter or an express package.

tracer Sentence Examples

  1. The medical tracer highlighted the patient's bloodstream, allowing doctors to track its flow.
  2. The detective planted a GPS tracer on the suspected thief's car to monitor their movements.
  3. The botanist injected a radioactive tracer into the plant to study its water uptake.
  4. The cosmic tracer revealed the path of high-energy particles through the Earth's atmosphere.
  5. Scientists used a tracer molecule to investigate the cellular activity in a petri dish.
  6. The geologist dropped a dye tracer into the river to determine its flow rate.
  7. The spy used a miniature tracer to follow the movements of their target.
  8. The environmentalist released a tracer gas into the air to track the spread of pollution.
  9. The chemist employed a tracer isotope to analyze the composition of a sample.
  10. The astronomer discovered a faint tracer of light from a distant galaxy, providing insights into its formation.

FAQs About the word tracer

an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods, an instrument used to make tracings, (radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced in

tracker, detective, tail, gumshoe, private detective, private eye, private investigator, sherlock,investigator, sleuth

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The medical tracer highlighted the patient's bloodstream, allowing doctors to track its flow.

The detective planted a GPS tracer on the suspected thief's car to monitor their movements.

The botanist injected a radioactive tracer into the plant to study its water uptake.

The cosmic tracer revealed the path of high-energy particles through the Earth's atmosphere.