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FIRE-RETARDANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fire-retardant mean?
• FIRE-RETARDANT (adjective)
The adjective FIRE-RETARDANT has 1 sense:
1. difficult to burn
Familiarity information: FIRE-RETARDANT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Difficult to burn
Synonyms:
fire-resistant; fire-resisting; fire-resistive; fire-retardant
Similar:
incombustible; noncombustible (not capable of igniting and burning)
Context examples
Mirex was used as an insecticide against ants and as a fire-retardant for plastics, paint, rubber, paper and electrical appliances, but it is no longer produced or used in the US.
(Mirex, NCI Thesaurus)
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