The phrase "act as a primer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to something that serves as an introduction or a foundational element for understanding a topic or concept.
Example: "The introductory chapter of the book acts as a primer for the more complex theories discussed later."
Alternatives: "serve as an introduction" or "function as a foundation".
Such fairytales act as a primer for the hallucinations.
Once such a polynucleotide forms, it can act as a primer for subsequent syntheses.
Camilla Toulmin, of the International Institute for Environment and Development, said the conference should act as a primer to policymakers and politicians who have been insufficiently aware of the real issues surrounding resource constraints and the economics of waste and distribution.
The authors of the study found that, while Facebook can act as a primer for "sexual alternatives", the ones we keep in our memories (the office crush or that barista who gives you a free coffee every week) are the most threatening to our existing committed partner.
SiO2 is expected to act as a primer and a barrier against poisoning of VOx/TiO2 catalyst by elements of SS.
It said this is so the launcher can act as a primer for Android users who might want to then re-flash their phones with the full Sailfish OS.
"I'm like everybody else: weak, full of mistakes …" The story acts as a primer for the collection.
Percy & Reed Wonder Balm, £18 Acts as a primer for any other hair products, creating a perfect base for styling, and making results last longer.
Wallinger makes sense of it all in a wonderful precise catalogue essay, which also acts as a primer to his interest in the way each of us internalises big historical shifts.
Subsequently, the target sequence acted as a primer to initiate the polymerization and nicking reactions, which released a great abundant of short sequences.
VPg acts as a primer for replication by interacting with viral RdRp and also regulates translation by interacting with initiation factors [34], [35].
