retardant

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
retardant/rɪˈtɑːd(ə)nt/

▶adjective [in combination] preventing or inhibiting: fire-retardant polymers. ▶noun a fabric or substance that prevents or inhibits the outbreak of fire.

– derivatives
retardancy noun.

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