fire-retardant
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of fire-retardant
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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PU foam is often treated with fire-retardant before being installed as a noise dampener in factories and entertainment venues.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
Calligar’s company creates insulated concrete panels that are made with fire-retardant foam sandwiched between two wire-mesh faces, which are, in turn, wrapped in concrete.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
Nazir and his colleagues are behind another fire-protection innovation co-developed with the company Flame Security International -- a fire-retardant paint that is already commercially available in Australia.
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2024
This suggests that planting fire-retardant crop and pasture species could be a useful tool to strategically redesign agricultural landscapes to help mitigate wildfires in an increasingly fire-prone world.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2023
“But it’s not for a fixed safe, I don’t think. Nothing too big. Maybe something portable. Could be a safe-deposit box, actually. An old one. Or some kind of fire-retardant cabinet.”
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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