flame-retardant
adjective
flame-re·tar·dant
ˈflām-ri-ˌtär-dᵊnt 
: made or treated so as to resist burning
Examples of flame-retardant in a Sentence
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Banners and signs are allowed at Footprint Center, but they must be constructed of flame-retardant material.
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Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
This 19 x 20 x 8.3-foot tiny home—made from a steel frame and flame-retardant foam wallboard—is fully waterproof, thermally insulated, and impossibly easy to assemble.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2024
Replacing flammable electrolytes with a flame-retardant electrolyte has the potential to make lithium-ion batteries safer, and can buy time for longer-term improvements that reduce inherent risks of overheating and thermal runaway.
—Apparao Rao, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
Plus, it's crafted from flame-retardant materials to really offer peace of mind.
—Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2024
It’s made of flame-retardant material and has other safety features, including automatically shutting off if it gets overheated or tips over.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
In other good news from campers, the governor signed a bill designed to end the use of dangerous flame-retardant chemicals in tents.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
The trio had embraced a mission that the fire department had dispatched dozens of emergency personnel to handle, including firefighters equipped with oxygen masks, air tanks, flame-retardant clothing, helmets, saws, ladders, crowbars and hoses.
—Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
The materials are also made without any flame-retardant chemicals, which some worry may be toxic.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 2 Oct. 2023
Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
This 19 x 20 x 8.3-foot tiny home—made from a steel frame and flame-retardant foam wallboard—is fully waterproof, thermally insulated, and impossibly easy to assemble.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2024
Replacing flammable electrolytes with a flame-retardant electrolyte has the potential to make lithium-ion batteries safer, and can buy time for longer-term improvements that reduce inherent risks of overheating and thermal runaway.
—Apparao Rao, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
Plus, it's crafted from flame-retardant materials to really offer peace of mind.
—Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2024
It’s made of flame-retardant material and has other safety features, including automatically shutting off if it gets overheated or tips over.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
In other good news from campers, the governor signed a bill designed to end the use of dangerous flame-retardant chemicals in tents.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
The trio had embraced a mission that the fire department had dispatched dozens of emergency personnel to handle, including firefighters equipped with oxygen masks, air tanks, flame-retardant clothing, helmets, saws, ladders, crowbars and hoses.
—Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
The materials are also made without any flame-retardant chemicals, which some worry may be toxic.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 2 Oct. 2023
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