retardant
adjective
re·tar·dant
ri-ˈtär-dᵊnt 
: serving or tending to retard
a growth-retardant substance
retardant
noun
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The large tankers, which are four-engine prop planes, are being retrofitted and will be able to drop more than three times the amount of fire retardant than the 1,200 gallons that S-2T air tankers based in Ramona can carry.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Multiple aircraft dropped retardant to help slow the fire's spread, water was transported to crews helping with ariel suppression in portable tanks that held up to 20,000 gallons of each.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
Firefighters put flame retardant on the White Sage Fire on July 10, 2025.
—CBS News, 12 July 2025
In this incident, the firefighters may have used fire retardant foam to contain the blaze based on photos of the event.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Multiple aircraft dropped retardant to help slow the fire's spread, water was transported to crews helping with ariel suppression in portable tanks that held up to 20,000 gallons of each.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
Firefighters put flame retardant on the White Sage Fire on July 10, 2025.
—CBS News, 12 July 2025
In this incident, the firefighters may have used fire retardant foam to contain the blaze based on photos of the event.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
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“Retardant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retardant. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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retardant
adjective
re·tar·dant
ri-ˈtärd-ᵊnt
: serving or tending to retard
flame-retardant fabrics
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