retardant
adjective
re·tar·dant
ri-ˈtär-dᵊnt 
: serving or tending to retard
a growth-retardant substance
retardant
noun
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Crews also continued to prep Forest Road 213 to the end of the Kaibab Plateau in the north, where, beyond that point, aircraft continued to drop retardant.
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Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 31 July 2025
The mattress tag may not, however, show what fire retardant chemicals are being used in the mattress instead.
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 22 July 2025
That’s because the tankers will have to fly to a Riverside County air base to get more retardant.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Small aircraft from Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control dropped retardant from the sky Friday while ground crews tried to contain the burn.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
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Michelle Cruz, AZCentral.com, 31 July 2025
The mattress tag may not, however, show what fire retardant chemicals are being used in the mattress instead.
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 22 July 2025
That’s because the tankers will have to fly to a Riverside County air base to get more retardant.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Small aircraft from Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control dropped retardant from the sky Friday while ground crews tried to contain the burn.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for retardant
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“Retardant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retardant. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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retardant
adjective
re·tar·dant
ri-ˈtärd-ᵊnt
: serving or tending to retard
flame-retardant fabrics
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