flame-retardant
adjective
flame-re·tar·dant
ˈflām-ri-ˌtär-dᵊnt 
: made or treated so as to resist burning
Examples of flame-retardant in a Sentence
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Plus, the roof and exterior walls are thermal insulated with flame-retardant foam panels.
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Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Banners and signs are allowed at Footprint Center, but they must be constructed of flame-retardant material.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
This 19 x 20 x 8.3-foot tiny home—made from a steel frame and flame-retardant foam wallboard—is fully waterproof, thermally insulated, and impossibly easy to assemble.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2024
Replacing flammable electrolytes with a flame-retardant electrolyte has the potential to make lithium-ion batteries safer, and can buy time for longer-term improvements that reduce inherent risks of overheating and thermal runaway.
—Apparao Rao, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
Plus, it's crafted from flame-retardant materials to really offer peace of mind.
—Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2024
It’s made of flame-retardant material and has other safety features, including automatically shutting off if it gets overheated or tips over.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
In other good news from campers, the governor signed a bill designed to end the use of dangerous flame-retardant chemicals in tents.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
The trio had embraced a mission that the fire department had dispatched dozens of emergency personnel to handle, including firefighters equipped with oxygen masks, air tanks, flame-retardant clothing, helmets, saws, ladders, crowbars and hoses.
—Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Banners and signs are allowed at Footprint Center, but they must be constructed of flame-retardant material.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
This 19 x 20 x 8.3-foot tiny home—made from a steel frame and flame-retardant foam wallboard—is fully waterproof, thermally insulated, and impossibly easy to assemble.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2024
Replacing flammable electrolytes with a flame-retardant electrolyte has the potential to make lithium-ion batteries safer, and can buy time for longer-term improvements that reduce inherent risks of overheating and thermal runaway.
—Apparao Rao, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2024
Plus, it's crafted from flame-retardant materials to really offer peace of mind.
—Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2024
It’s made of flame-retardant material and has other safety features, including automatically shutting off if it gets overheated or tips over.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
In other good news from campers, the governor signed a bill designed to end the use of dangerous flame-retardant chemicals in tents.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
The trio had embraced a mission that the fire department had dispatched dozens of emergency personnel to handle, including firefighters equipped with oxygen masks, air tanks, flame-retardant clothing, helmets, saws, ladders, crowbars and hoses.
—Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
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“Flame-retardant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flame-retardant. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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