retardant
adjective
re·tar·dant
ri-ˈtär-dᵊnt 
: serving or tending to retard
a growth-retardant substance
retardant
noun
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Pink flame retardant on a car in the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday.
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Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Specialized aircraft are dropping massive amounts of water and colorful fire retardant to aid thousands of firefighters on the ground – and some fly breathtakingly low to do it.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Cal Fire’s fleet of tankers then drops fire retardant onto the terrain below.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
Despite the challenges overnight, crews improved containment lines by dropping fire retardant and creating more fire breaks along the eastern edge of the blaze, located in rugged terrain.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
Specialized aircraft are dropping massive amounts of water and colorful fire retardant to aid thousands of firefighters on the ground – and some fly breathtakingly low to do it.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Cal Fire’s fleet of tankers then drops fire retardant onto the terrain below.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
Despite the challenges overnight, crews improved containment lines by dropping fire retardant and creating more fire breaks along the eastern edge of the blaze, located in rugged terrain.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Retardant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retardant. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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retardant
adjective
re·tar·dant
ri-ˈtärd-ᵊnt
: serving or tending to retard
flame-retardant fabrics
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