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retardant en · ADJ

Etymology

Borrowed from French retardant, equivalent to retard (“to slow down”) + -ant.

Meanings

  1. (in-compounds, often) Serving to impede (slow down) the action of something

Forms

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most retardant Degree=Sup lexicographic
more retardant Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unretardant · retardancy · fire-retardant · flame-retardant

retardant en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from French retardant, equivalent to retard (“to slow down”) + -ant.

Meanings

  1. (in-compounds, often) Something that serves to retard (slow down) the action of something.
    • It took until last year for mattresses and furniture containing the highly toxic retardant deca-BDE to be banned, under European law, from sale. […] To make matters worse, far from saving us from fires, flame retardants appear to increase the risk. 2020 February 26, George Monbiot, “Toxic sofas are a secret scandal – and an ‘EU red tape’ bonfire will make it worse”, in The Guardian:

Forms

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retardants Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

fire retardant · flame retardant

Translations (4)

bg спъващ (Translations) · sv skyddsmedel (Translations) · bg забавящ (Translations) · sv hämmare (Translations)