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Definition of fire-retardant adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

fire-retardant

adjective

NAmE//ˈfaɪər rɪˌtɑrdnt//

(also flame-retardant) [usually before noun]

that makes a fire burn more slowly The chair had fire-retardant covers.

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