RETARDENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does retardent mean? 

• RETARDENT (noun)
  The noun RETARDENT has 1 sense:

1. any agent that retards or delays or hinders

  Familiarity information: RETARDENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RETARDENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any agent that retards or delays or hinders

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

retardant; retardation; retardent

Context example:

flame-retardant

Hypernyms ("retardent" is a kind of...):

agent (an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect)