We had fire retardant, irrigation systems. We winched staff into the area to make sure that we were doing everything we could to protect the trees, and fortunately it paid off.
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Retardant
Synonyms for "retardant" (39 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (12)
Noun(5 words)
Related words (19)
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8 entriesagentchemical additivedescriptorgrowth regulatormaterial additiveplant growth modifierpropertysubstance
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8 entriesfire retardantflame retardantfoam retardantgrowth inhibitorgrowth retardantheat retardantpolymer retardantpolymerization retardant
Collocations
9 entrieschemical retardantfire retardantflame retardantgrowth retardantheat retardantpolymer retardantpolymerization retardantretardant additiveretardant coating
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
It took until last year for mattresses and furniture containing the highly toxic retardant deca-BDE to be banned, under European law, from sale. […] To make matters worse, far from saving us from fires, flame retardants appear to increase the risk.
Source: wiktionary