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Meaning of Retardant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Something that serves to retard (slow down) the action of something.

in-compounds, often

Equivalents

العربية المانع
Suomi hidastin
Svenska hammare

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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