fire-retardant
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˈfaɪər rɪˈtɑrdənt/
- Specialized
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- Firefighters took advantage of cooler weather and light rain to attack the wildfire Wednesday, and air tankers dumped fire retardant on the flames.
- fire-retardant chemical
- fire-retardant foam
- fire-retardant insulation
Examples
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The airplanes are used to drop fire retardant chemicals or "slurry" directly onto forest fires, which occur mostly in remote, difficult terrain.
Blog text (14) -
Interestingly, its first major commercial use was as a fire retardant for fabrics and wood.
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Finally, these fire retardant chemicals only began being used in the early to mid 1970s.
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Already in their fire-retardant suits, they took one look at the situation and went for the hoses.
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The trucks spraying the field with fire-retardant foam are just completing their work and leaving the field.
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The firefighter wore a fire-retardant suit to protect himself while battling the blaze.
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Many building materials are treated with fire-retardant substances to enhance safety during a fire.
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This fire-retardant fabric is used in curtains to prevent them from catching fire easily.
Synonyms
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4.9
Not easily set on fire and designed to slow the spread of flames
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4.1
Not easily burned in a fire
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Hard to burn or set on fire
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Does not catch fire or burn easily
Does not burn easily in a fire, for example walls or doors
A material or building that is difficult to burn and able to stay whole in a fire for some time
Not able to burn or be set on fire
Antonyms
How Fire-Resistant
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- Specialized
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4.1
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word fire-retardant combines fire and retardant, and retardant comes from a root meaning 'to make slow', the same idea you see in the simple word tardy. So a fire-retardant material is treated to slow down or resist fire.