"moderant" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1898, John Wade, Introduction to the Study of Organic Chemistry: A Text-book for Students in the Universitites and Technical Schools, Swan Sonnenschein, page 182:",
          "text": "It partially dissolves in nitro-glycerine to a gelatinous mass, which, when mixed with castor-oil as a moderant, or with vaseline as a lubricant, forms a valuable “high” explosive—maximite, cordite.",
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          "ref": "1946, Colonel Townsend Whelan, Small Arms Design and Ballistics, volume II Ballistics, Small Arms Technical Publishing Company, page 20:",
          "text": "The moderants used in many nitro-cellulose powders tend to cooler burning and reduce the rate of erosion.",
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          "ref": "1962 December 14, Classification Bulletin of the United States Patent Office, Class 165, Heat Exchange, pages 176-26:",
          "text": "When only a liquid coolant is disclosed and there is nothing to infer that the reaction is unmoderated (fast reactor), the liquid coolant will be interpreted as also serving as a moderant (unless by its very nature or chemical make-up it cannot so function).",
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        "Something that moderates. Most commonly used in connection with explosives or chemistry."
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