Synonyms for retardant
rɪˈtɑr dntre·tar·dant

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1. retardant, retardent, retardationnoun

   any agent that retards or delays or hinders

   "flame-retardant"

   Synonyms:
   slowness, subnormality, slowing, slowdown, mental retardation, backwardness, lag, deceleration, retardent, retardation

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1. List of paraphrases for "retardant":

   flame, timer

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1. Sam Harrel:

   This fire was burning so well and so confident, it was burning through the retardant, we don’t see that very often.

2. Greg Hood:

   We understand there were several witnesses to the accident, we hope that some of the witness statements will actually be able to shed light on the sequence of events following the dropping of the retardant.

3. Scott McLean:

   You don’t just throw resources at a wildfire, it’s like a battle -- you have to think what will be the most effective. Cal Fire usually depends on a mix of bulldozers, fire engines, inmate crews, and helicopters or airplanes, which disperse things like fire retardant, to stop wildfires. Using containment lines, or large areas where a bulldozer cuts away vegetation to the point where only dirt remains, is very common, he said. But this isn’t always an accessible option.

4. Michelle Finch:

   They're using dozers to put in fire lines, using helicopters dropping water and planes dropping water and retardant, the firefighters look out ahead and say,' Where can we stop this ?'.

5. Interior Undersecretary Mahmud Aleuy:

   We expect that on Thursday weather conditions will allow the airplanes and helicopters to fly and drop fire-retardant liquids.