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FLAME-RETARDANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does flame-retardant mean?
• FLAME-RETARDANT (adjective)
The adjective FLAME-RETARDANT has 1 sense:
1. resistant to catching fire
Familiarity information: FLAME-RETARDANT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resistant to catching fire
Synonyms:
flame-retardant; flameproof
Similar:
incombustible; noncombustible (not capable of igniting and burning)
Context examples
High levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers —flame-retardant chemicals used in furniture, electronics and other consumer products—were associated with an average abdominal circumference reduction of 2.4 mm and an average femur length reduction of 0.5 mm.
(Persistent organic pollutants in maternal blood linked to smaller fetal size, National Institutes of Health)
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