RETARDANT
retardant, retardent, retardation
(noun) any agent that retards or delays or hinders; “flame-retardant”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
retardant (comparative more retardant, superlative most retardant)
(often, in combination) Serving to retard (slow down) the action of something
Noun
retardant (plural retardants)
(often, in combination) Something that serves to retard (slow down) the action of something
Source: Wiktionary
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ENCYCLOPEDIA
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
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