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单词 flame retardant
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Definition of flame retardant in English:

flame retardant

noun
  • A substance that prevents or inhibits the outbreak of fire.

    flame retardants are in many upholstered furnishings
    Example sentencesExamples
    • PCBs are human-made chemicals used in electrical equipment and flame retardants.
    • Manufacturers of the flame retardants estimate that their products save at least 300 American lives annually.
    • Computers treated with certain flame retardants may be harming the health of those who use them.
    • The coveralls are designed to reduce the possibility of static electricity and are laundered in flame retardant.
    • Her level of flame retardants was the fifth highest of the women tested.
    • The chemicals which must be replaced by 2007 include lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and some flame retardants.
    • Manufacturers there have eliminated lead and brominated flame retardants from electronic products, or plan to.
    • The sole US manufacturer of two flame retardants pledged to cease making both products next year.
    • It's good to know that skirts of contemporary balloons are treated with a flame retardant.
    • Commonly used flame retardants not covered in the treaty could be affecting our babies.
adjective
  • (especially of a fabric or substance) treated so as to be non-flammable.

    flame-retardant chemicals
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The most important use of bromine today is in making flame-retardant materials.
    • The invention relates to the use of a flame-retardant combination, especially in thermoplastic polymers.
    • Their recently installed kitchen is huge and relatively flame retardant.
    • It seems Larry will be out of town that day, which saves us a fortune in additional flame-retardant clothing, we guess.
    • The trousers and jackets are heavyweight, flame retardant, durable, and waterproof.
    • The walls of a kitchen are supposed to be flame retardant.
    • In an oxygen-enriched environment, flame-retardant paper drapes will ignite more quickly than they otherwise would and burn at an alarming speed.
    • The wall should be protected by a flame-retardant surface.
    • The computer casing is made of 100 per cent recyclable plastic, and it is flame retardant without the use of conventional brominated coatings.
    • At that time, flame-retardant fabrics were horrible with little or no attempt to introduce design into the product.
 
 
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