retardant

What does retardant mean?

retardant means "any agent that retards or delays or hinders".

How many syllables are in retardant?

retardant has 3 syllables: re-tar-dant. The stress falls on "tar". In IPA it is /ɹiˈtɑɹdənt/.

What is another word for retardant?

Close synonyms include retardent, retardation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is retardant a common word?

retardant is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for retardant come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.