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Meaning of "retardant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETARDANT

retardant  [rɪˈtɑːdənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETARDANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Retardant can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RETARDANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of retardant in the English dictionary

The definition of retardant in the dictionary is a substance that reduces the rate of a chemical reaction. Other definition of retardant is having a slowing effect.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETARDANT


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETARDANT

retaliate
retaliation
retaliationist
retaliative
retaliator
retaliatory
retally
retama
retape
retard
retardate
retardation
retardative
retardatory
retarded
retarded acceleration
retarded ignition
retarder
retardment
retarget

WORDS THAT END LIKE 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 retardant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «retardant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETARDANT

Find out the translation of retardant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of 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 «retardant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阻燃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retardante
570 millions of speakers

English

retardant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अग्निरोधी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المانع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

замедлитель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retardador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

retardateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kalis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

widrig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遅延剤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지연
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retardant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khả năng kháng cháy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

retardant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिगामी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geciktirici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ritardante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opóźniający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сповільнювач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fla
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιβραδυντικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

brandvertragend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hindrande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hemmende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retardant

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETARDANT»

The term «retardant» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.235 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETARDANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «retardant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «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 retardant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETARDANT»

Discover the use of retardant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to 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
Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites
The book has practical examples from literature, patents, and existing commercial products. Readers can design new work based upon the material in the book or use it as a handy reference for interpreting existing work and results.
Alexander B. Morgan, Charles A. Wilkie, 2007
3
Thermally Stable and Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites
In this book, leaders in the field outline the mechanisms behind the generation of suitable polymer systems, pulling together recent research to provide a unified and up-to-date assessment of recent technological advancements.
Vikas Mittal, 2011
4
Toxicological Risks of Selected Flame-Retardant Chemicals
Chapters 4-19 provide the subcommittee's review and assessment of health risks posed by exposure to each of the 16 FR chemicals. Data gaps and research needs are provided at the end of these chapters.
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Committee on Toxicology, Subcommittee on Flame-Retardant Chemicals, 2000
5
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
6
Handbook of Green Chemicals
Saytex®9006L flame retardant, triacetate film/sheet Triphenyl phosphate flame retardant, unfilled thermoplastic polyesters Antiblaze® 1 045 flame retardant, unsaturated polyesters Zinc molybdate flame retardant, urea/phenolic chipboard  ...
‎2004
7
Advances in Fire Retardant Materials
A R Horrocks, D. Price. Table 13.6 Cancer risk due to benzo(a)pyrene equivalents (BaP equivalents) and tetrachlorodibenzo(p)dioxin-equivalents ( TCDD-equivalents)/fire emissions for the 10-year model. No units are included as the ...
A R Horrocks, D. Price, 2008
8
Retardant salt concentration measured in the field
3. Procedure for c1ay-thickened retardants--Fire-Tro1 100 and 931. Fire-Tro1 931 is a c1ay-thickened, 1iquid concentrate which when di1uted fa11s in the unthickened retardant category. Fo11owing deve1opment of satisfactory fie1d ...
Charles W. George, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Ogden, Utah), 1971
9
Contractor's Guide to the Building Code
You can use fire-retardant-treated wood for Type I and II construction in nonbearing partitions where the required fire-resistance rating is 2 hours or less. It can also be used for nonbearing exterior walls where no fire rating is needed. And it's ...
Jack M. Hageman, 2008
10
Plastic Flame Retardants: Technology and Current Developments
4.1 Commodity Metal Hydrate Flame Retardant Products ATH, the largest volume metal hydrate flame retardant, is used to flame retard a variety of thermoplastic and thermoset resins including PVC, ethylene-propylene rubber (EPR), ...
J. Innes, A. Innes, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETARDANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retardant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Minnesota ban on fire retardants would be toughest in nation
Minnesota legislators are on the verge of approving the nation's most restrictive use of flame-retardant chemicals in furniture and an array of household items ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 15»
2
ICL Industrial Products To Close DECA Flame Retardant (FR-1210 …
ICL IP remains committed to the flame retardant business and will work with all of its customers to ensure an orderly transition and phase out of its FR-1210 ... «PR Newswire, May 15»
3
Hospital releases Marines exposed to fire retardant
(AP) — A military hospital on Friday released the last five of 22 Marines accidentally exposed to a fire retardant gas during a training exercise at a Southern ... «Yahoo News, Feb 15»
4
ISRO's fire-retardant compound finds new use
A low-cost, fire-retardant material developed by the Indian Space Research ... The compound can also be used as a flame-retardant material for railway coaches ... «The Hindu, Jan 15»
5
Study: California fire retardant ban cuts toxins
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A decade of restrictions on chemicals used in flame retardants have paid off for wildlife and humans living in and around the San ... «LA Daily News, Dec 14»
6
Fire retardant chemicals found in small group of Californians
A new study -- the first of its kind -- released Wednesday shows that a small group of people carry in their bodies traces of chemicals in flame retardants that for ... «San Jose Mercury News, Nov 14»
7
Kaiser Permanente Pledges To Stop Buying Flame-Retardant
The push to rid our bodies and the environment of toxic flame retardants just got a powerful boost from a major health care system, according to experts. «Huffington Post, Jun 14»
8
Study finds hazardous flame retardants in preschool, childcare settings
A new study of preschools and day care centers finds that flame retardants are prevalent indoors, potentially exposing young children to chemicals known to be ... «UC Berkeley, May 14»
9
No More Bromine: Coke, Pepsi Drop Controversial Ingredient
But last year, a 15-year-old girl got a citizen petition going that labeled BVO a "fire retardant chemical" and called on companies to stop using it. It attracted more ... «NPR, May 14»
10
Surgeon rebuked for flame-retardant falsehoods
In a stern rebuke of a noted surgeon, the state of Washington has issued disciplinary charges against Dr. David Heimbach, who told lawmakers misleading ... «Chicago Tribune, Mar 14»

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