retarder

re·tard·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ri-tahr-der]
- /rɪˈtɑr dər/
- /rɪˈtɑːdə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-tahr-der]
- /rɪˈtɑr dər/

Definitions of retarder word

noun retarder a person or thing that retards. 1
noun retarder Chemistry. any substance added to rubber to delay or prevent vulcanization. any substance added to delay a process. 1
noun retarder Building Trades. an admixture of concrete or plaster that retards its set. 1
noun retarder substance that slows sth down 1
noun retarder a person or thing that retards 0
noun retarder a substance added to slow down the rate of a chemical change, such as one added to cement to delay its setting 0

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Origin of retarder

First appearance:

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

First recorded in 1635-45; retard + -er1

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Parts of speech for Retarder

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Retarder

retarder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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