retardant

English

Etymology

From French retardant.

Adjective

retardant (comparative more retardant, superlative most retardant)

1. (often in combination) Serving to impede (slow down) the action of something

Noun

retardant (plural retardants)

1. (often in combination) Something that serves to retard (slow down) the action of something

Derived terms

• fire retardant
• flame retardant

Translations

Translations

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• Bulgarian: забавящ (bg) (zabavjašt), спъващ (bg) (spǎvašt)
• Swedish: hämmare (sv) c, skyddsmedel n

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Catalan

Verb

retardant

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French

Participle

retardant

1. present participle of retarder

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) retardant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of retardō