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PRONUNCIATION OF FIRE-RETARDANT

fire-retardant  [ˌfaɪərɪˈtɑːdənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIRE-RETARDANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fire-Retardant is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FIRE-RETARDANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fire-retardant

Fire retardant

A fire retardant is a substance that reduces flammability of fuels or delays their combustion. This includes chemical agents, but may also include substances that work by physical action, such as cooling the fuels, such as fire-fighting foams and fire-retardant gels. Fire retardants may also be coatings applied to an object, such as a spray retardant to prevent Christmas trees from burning. Fire retardants are commonly used in fire fighting. Home fires damage about 400,000 homes, and cause approximately 7 billion US dollars in direct damage annually in the United States. Because of the importance of prevention, fire retardation has become a very notable industry.

Definition of fire-retardant in the English dictionary

The definition of fire-retardant in the dictionary is preventing fire from spreading.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIRE-RETARDANT


accident
ˈæksɪdənt
accordant
əˈkɔːdənt
antecedent
ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt
ardent
ˈɑːdənt
concordant
kənˈkɔːdənt
decedent
dɪˈsiːdənt
discordant
dɪsˈkɔːdənt
flame-retardant
ˈfleɪmrɪˌtɑːdənt
gardant
ˈɡɑːdənt
guardant
ˈɡɑːdənt
intercedent
ˌɪntəˈsiːdənt
mordant
ˈmɔːdənt
mordent
ˈmɔːdənt
needn´t
ˈniːdənt
non-student
ˌnɒnˈstjuːdənt
prudent
ˈpruːdənt
regardant
rɪˈɡɑːdənt
retardant
rɪˈtɑːdənt
student
ˈstjuːdənt
verdant
ˈvɜːdənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIRE-RETARDANT

fire walking
fire watcher
fire watching
fire-and-brimstone
fire-and-forget
fire-cure
fire-damaged
fire-eater
fire-eating
fire-extinguisher
fireable
firearm
firearmed
firearms certificate
fireback
fireball
fireballer
firebase
firebird
fireboard

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIRE-RETARDANT

abundant
antioxidant
ascendant
attendant
commandant
defendant
demandant
dependant
descendant
disaccordant
en attendant
fire retardant
flame retardant
flight attendant
fondant
in the ascendant
oxidant
pendant
redundant
undiscordant

Synonyms and antonyms of fire-retardant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fire-retardant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIRE-RETARDANT

Find out the translation of fire-retardant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fire-retardant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fire-retardant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阻燃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ignífugo
570 millions of speakers

English

fire-retardant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आग retardant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثبطات اللهب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

огнезащитные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retardador de fogo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফায়ার- retardant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ignifuge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pelindung api
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flammschutzmittel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

難燃剤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

난연성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Api-retardan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chống cháy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீ retardant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आग विरोधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yangın geciktirici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ignifugo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ogniochronne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вогнезахисні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ignifuge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωτιά - επιβραδυντικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

brandvertragend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flamsäkra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brannhemmende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fire-retardant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRE-RETARDANT»

The term «fire-retardant» is regularly used and occupies the 57.886 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRE-RETARDANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fire-retardant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fire-retardant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fire-retardant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRE-RETARDANT»

Discover the use of fire-retardant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fire-retardant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fire Retardant Materials
The book discusses the fundamental issues that determine whether or not a material is flammable and how flame retardancy may be conferred both mechanistically and by means of established flame retardant systems and explores emerging methods ...
A. Richard Horrocks, Dennis Price, 2001
2
Fire Retardancy of Polymeric Materials, Second Edition
More than just an update of previously covered topics, this edition discusses: additional fire retardant chemistry developments in regulations and standards new flame retardant approaches fire safety engineering modeling and fire growth ...
Charles A. Wilkie, Alexander B. Morgan, 2009
3
Fire Retardancy of Polymers: New Applications of Mineral Fillers
This book will appeal to professionals, materials scientists and engineers looking for novel ways to eliminate fire hazards and improve flame retardancy of materials.
Michel Le Bras, Charles A. Wilkie, Serge Bourbigot, 2005
4
Fire Retardancy of Polymers: New Strategies and Mechanisms
The latest developments in fire retardancy of polymeric materials, including new systems, formulations and test-methods are detailed in this book.
T. Richard Hull, Baljinder K. Kandola, 2009
5
Advances in Fire Retardant Materials
2003; 28: 1517±1538. Lewin M, Weil E D. Mechanisms and modes of action in flame retardant polymers. Horrocks A R and Price D (eds) Fire Retardant Materials. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Ltd; 2001, p. 39. Horrocks A R, Wang M Y, ...
A R Horrocks, D. Price, 2008
6
Gluing fire-retardant-treated Douglas-fir and western hemlock
An evaluation is given of the effects of fire-retardants on the rate of gelation of a resorcinol-resin adhesive and on the quality of resorcinol-resin joints of treated and untreated Douglas-fir and western hemlock. (Author).
R. E. Schaeffer, Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.), 1968
7
Exploratory investigation of fire-retardant treatments for ...
Douglas-fir and aspen flake-type particleboards made with combinations of common fire-retardant chemicals applied in several ways are evaluated for flammability and mechanical strength and dimensional stability. (Author).
Arthur J. Syska, 1969
8
Revised marsh funnel table for measuring viscosity of fire ...
Fire retardant viscosity measured by modified Marsh Funnel. U.S. Forest Serv. Res. Note INT-41, 4 pp., illus. 1966. 3George, Charles W., and Charles E. Hardy. Fire retardant viscosity measured by modified Marsh Funnel. Fire Control Notes ...
Charles W. George, Charles E. Hardy, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Ogden, Utah), 1969
9
Fire retardant ground distribution patterns from the CL-215 ...
Figure. 11. —. Effect. of. drop. height. on. percent. of. total. retardant. reaching. the . ground. of drop height on total recovery, and the magnitude of differences between retardants are indicated by a plot of the actual drop data. The linear ...
Charles W. George, United States. Forest Service, 1975
10
Tomorrows Trends in Fire Retardant Regulations, Testing, and ...
Intumescent. flame. retardants. -. new. developments. B. NAfi and W. WANZKE Hoechst AG, BU Additives Gersthofen Site, Germany INTRODUCTION Intumescent flame retardants for polyolefins have been familiar for many years. They have ...
Frca, 1996

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRE-RETARDANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fire-retardant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rise of the raccoon-proof lawn
Made of UV-protected, fire-retardant polyethylene, the turf has been designed to look like natural grass and even has a little brown thatch to ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
2
Fatal fire on Japan's airtight bullet train
A 1964 law on violations related to bullet train safety doesn't mention arson, and even today, inflammable ceilings and fire-retardant seats on ... «Northwest Asian Weekly, Jul 15»
3
Progress made on Card Street fire
In response to a question about how to clean up the red fire-retardant material that airplanes dumped on the fire, Alaska Division of Forestry fire ... «Alaskajournal.com, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Fire-Retardant [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fire-retardant-1>. May 2024 ».
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