flame retardant

Save This Word!

noun

a compound used in cloth and plastic material to raise the ignition point of the material, thus making it resistant to fire.

QUIZ

GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!

Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.

Question 1 of 9

Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?

Origin of flame retardant

First recorded in 1945–50

The flame retardants that keep your electronics from easily combusting are not delicious or nutritious, either.
What would happen if I ate my computer? Asking for a friend.|Ellen Airhart|September 14, 2021|Popular-Science
Many plastic products have also been augmented with all kinds of additives like pigments and flame retardants.
‘Infinitely Recyclable’ Plastic Could Help Solve Our Waste Crisis|Edd Gent|May 3, 2021|Singularity Hub
Plastic items often contain dyes, flame retardants and other additives.
New recycling technologies could keep more plastic out of landfills|Maria Temming|April 29, 2021|Science News For Students
Hatuey asked the religious man holding the flame if indeed any Christians were in heaven.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

An orange blossom of flame exploded on our screens as a new reality dawned.
The Resilient City: New York After 9/11|John Avlon|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What if it was the divine being who was a symbol for the original object of worship: the flame?
Spirit Tripping With Colombian Shamans|Chris Allbritton|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That is, until a rough-tongued Scotsman rekindled the flame.
Queen Victoria’s Secret Scottish Sex Castle|Clive Irving|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to their friend, producer/filmmaker Choke No Joke, it was over a mutual flame.
Did Beyoncé Just Accuse Jay Z of Cheating?|Marlow Stern|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like many another cavalier, he had a flame in every country, or rather, in every town which he visited.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The very soil in which it grew must be burned out with the flame of avenging justice.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The bushes seemed to burst into smoke and flame, and then came a crashing volley in return.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
A fiery intensity of light lay over it, as though any moment it must burst into sheets of flame.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
It is very combustible, burns with a pale blue flame, and is converted into water.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry|Thomas Anderson