retardant

• Substance ou agent qui ralentit, retarde ou empêche un processus, souvent utilisé dans des contextes comme les ignifuges ou les retardateurs chimiques.

A noun referring to any agent that retards, delays, or hinders a process, often used in contexts like fire retardant or chemical retardant.

1. Hindering agentB2formaltechnical

   A substance or agent that slows down or prevents a process, such as fire or chemical reactions.

   agent retardateur

   • Firefighters sprayed a chemical retardant on the forest fire.
   • The fabric is treated with a flame retardant to reduce flammability.
   • A corrosion retardant was added to the metal coating.

   Synonymesinhibitorpreventivesuppressant

   Antonymescatalyst