primer

nouns

an introductory textbook
primer
is a type of (narrower)
a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
"his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy"
school text, schoolbook, text, text edition, textbook
any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
fuse, fusee, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming
is derived from
prime
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
flat coat, ground, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, undercoat
is derived from
prime