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fire-retardant

fire-retardant adjective: hard to ignite; not flammable.

Adjective

fire-retardant (comparative more fire-retardant, superlative most fire-retardant)

  1. Hard to ignite; not flammable.

Noun

fire-retardant (plural fire-retardants)

  1. A substance that makes an object resistant to burning.

Synonyms of fire-retardant

Forms of fire-retardant

Adjective
comparativemore fire-retardant
superlativemost fire-retardant
alternative formfire retardant
Noun
pluralfire-retardants

Questions about fire-retardant

What does fire-retardant mean?
Fire-retardant means hard to ignite; not flammable.
What part of speech is fire-retardant?
Fire-retardant can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near fire-retardant in the dictionary

  1. fire-proof
  2. fire-raiser
  3. fire-raisers
  4. fire-raising
  5. fire-resistant
  6. fire-retardant
  7. fire-retardants
  8. fire-retarded
  9. fire-sale
  10. fire-side
  11. fire-sides

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