"fire retardant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fire retardants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fire retardant (plural fire retardants)
  1. Any of several substances used to delay or prevent combustion when used as a coating or component of a combustible material Wikipedia link: fire retardant Translations (Translations): penghambat api (Indonesian), pelambat kebakaran (Malay), perintang api (Malay), släckmedel [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fire_retardant-en-noun-s8aA-n7E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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