"stabiliser" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stabilisers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English stable English -ise English stabilise English -er English stabiliser From stabilise + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|stabilise|-er|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English stable English -ise English stabilise English -er English stabiliser From stabilise + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} stabiliser (plural stabilisers)
  1. (non-Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of stabilizer. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: stabilizer Derived forms: gyrostabiliser, horizontal stabiliser, phytostabiliser, soil stabiliser, thermostabiliser

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