retardant
अग्निरोधी
definition
noun
According to Congressman Tom Udall, over 35 million gallons of cyanide containing fire retardants were dumped on fires in the West this summer alone.
a fabric or substance that prevents or inhibits something, especially the outbreak of fire.
adjective
fire-retardant polymers
(chiefly of a synthetic or treated fabric or substance) not readily susceptible to fire.
example
Floating floor pieces are installed over a vapor 'retardant' supplied by the manufacturer and are either glued or snapped together.
If your buttonholes tend to fray, place a dab of fray 'retardant' on the back of the buttonhole.
The invention also relates to the use of the abovementioned flame 'retardant' combination, especially in thermoplastic polymers.
This does not apply in an oxygen-enriched environment, where fire 'retardant' materials may ignite quickly.
The coveralls are designed to reduce the possibility of static electricity and are laundered in flame 'retardant' .
A fire 'retardant' could be added to composite wood products made with starch adhesive.
Bamboo members were straightened in China through heat and pressure, and then processed with insecticide and fire 'retardant' .
The wall should be protected by a flame 'retardant' surface.
Luckily, their recently-installed kitchen is huge and relatively flame 'retardant' .
Other shots revealed the futile efforts of firefighters as they built fireguards or dropped plane-loads of water and fire 'retardant' on a natural force out of control.
In a bid to prevent further arson attempts, the horse may be sprayed with a fire 'retardant' substance.
For example, Colborn says, bisphenol A, a component of plastic that is also used as a fire 'retardant' , causes female mice to reach puberty earlier than normal.
If not covered with flocking, tinsel, or fire 'retardant' , trees can be chipped for mulch or used whole to stabilize wetlands.
Cellulose is made from recycled materials treated with fire 'retardant' chemicals.
The fibers are then formed into batt insulation similar to high-density fiberglass, and then treated with a fire 'retardant' .
The most important use of bromine today is in making flame 'retardant' materials.
Also, the presence of flame 'retardant' chemicals in our blood is not necessarily a cause for concern.
There are flame 'retardant' chemicals all over the place.
They have even stripped off their flame 'retardant' togs to raise cash for local good causes.
Most cotton insulation is treated with a flame 'retardant' , but is manufactured without formaldehyde binders.
‘Essentially, it's suitable for any medical instrumentation application where flame 'retardancy' , high impact resistance, formability, and cleanability are important design criteria,’ he says.
According to Congressman Tom Udall, over 35 million gallons of cyanide containing fire 'retardants' were dumped on fires in the West this summer alone.
These chemicals are common in the manufacture of pesticides, herbicides, and petrochemicals: they are found in soaps and detergents, flame 'retardants' , and the dioxins produced in pulp and paper mills.
Leaching simulates the effect of high humidity, weathering, and washing on the fire 'retardancy' of a coating, and is specified in various regulations and specifications for fire-retardant paints.
Computers treated with certain flame 'retardants' may be harming the health of those who use them.
A related directive sets January 2008 as the date by which manufacturers must find replacements for lead, mercury and cadmium, as well as for chemicals such as flame 'retardants' that show up in circuit boards and plastic covers.
Also known as brominated flame 'retardants' , they are used in many everyday products, including electronics, furniture and textiles.
Computers contain a variety of metals and chemicals - such as lead, mercury and brominated flame 'retardants' - which are particularly nasty if dumped in landfill sites.
A traveller starts at the airport and boards the plane, with its full complement of fire 'retardants' , stain resistants, and the other protective chemicals.
And under pressure, the company agreed in November to stop producing some of its flame 'retardants' for furniture, linked in some animal tests to brain development problems in unborn babies.
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