retardant
adjective
re·tar·dant
ri-ˈtär-dᵊnt 
: serving or tending to retard
a growth-retardant substance
retardant
noun
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Leave a comment View Comments Flame retardant chemicals also can pass to developing fetuses via the placenta and to newborns through breast milk, past research has found.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
This past summer, the Environmental Protection Agency disclosed that harmful forever chemicals were found in the tap water of 26 million Americans, and a class of toxic flame retardant chemicals was found in a wide sampling of breast milk.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
This past summer, the Environmental Protection Agency disclosed that harmful forever chemicals were found in the tap water of 26 million Americans, and a class of toxic flame retardant chemicals was found in a wide sampling of breast milk.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
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“Retardant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retardant. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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retardant
adjective
re·tar·dant
ri-ˈtärd-ᵊnt
: serving or tending to retard
flame-retardant fabrics
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