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retardancy

retardancy noun: the degree of being retardant.

Noun

retardancy (plural retardancies)

  1. The degree of being retardant
    • The methods for evaluating flame and fire retardancy of these materials have been already established.1982, United States-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources. Panel on Fire Research and Safety, Fire Research and Safety, page 2
    • Fire safety legislation dictates, in particular, designing products of high-flame retardancy along with minimal environmental impact.2014, Polymer Green Flame Retardants: A comprehensive Guide to ..., →ISBN

Forms of retardancy

pluralretardancies

Origin of retardancy

From retardant + -cy.

Questions about retardancy

What does retardancy mean?
Retardancy means the degree of being retardant.
What part of speech is retardancy?
Retardancy is a noun.
What is the plural of retardancy?
The plural of retardancy is retardancies.

Words near retardancy in the dictionary

  1. retard strength
  2. retardable
  3. retardance
  4. retardances
  5. retardancies
  6. retardancy
  7. retardant
  8. retardants
  9. retardataire
  10. retardate
  11. retardates

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