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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(often in combination) Serving to impede (slow down) the action of something.
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.
Use retardant when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Retardant means (often in combination) Serving to impede (slow down) the action of something.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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