"fire-retardant" meaning in English

See fire-retardant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more fire-retardant [comparative], most fire-retardant [superlative], fire retardant [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} fire-retardant (comparative more fire-retardant, superlative most fire-retardant)
  1. Hard to ignite; not flammable. Categories (topical): Fire
    Sense id: en-fire-retardant-en-adj-Smd10kO0 Disambiguation of Fire: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55

Noun

Forms: fire-retardants [plural], fire retardant [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fire-retardant (plural fire-retardants)
  1. A substance that makes an object resistant to burning. Categories (topical): Fire Synonyms: flame-retardant, fire-resistant
    Sense id: en-fire-retardant-en-noun-ztRAc8-4 Disambiguation of Fire: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55

Inflected forms

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