retardant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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The other 15% is a fire retardant such as boric acid or ammonium sulphate.
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However, this is a large and complex body of data that also includes the effectiveness of flame retardants.
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It is used to make vinyl bromide, a precursor to some fire retardants.
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Such aircraft were relatively inexpensive to obtain and could carry the large loads of fire retardant needed to make their use effective.
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Termination of the polymerization requires a radical retardant, such as hydrogen bromide or hydrogen chloride.
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Fire suppression design features included pressurised stairwells, smoke venting and fire retardant floor barriers.
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These planes when being filled up often have either foam or retardant mixed with the water.
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It specializes in early applications in the textile industry, specifically in flame retardant technology.
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A coating of a specialised fire retardant can prevent the starting of the fire and slow it down if it does start.
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The exterior panels are made out of composite fire retardant fibre-reinforced plastic.
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