The Collaborative International Dictionary
fire-retardant
fire-retardant \fire-retardant\ adj. able to reduce combustibility or slow the spread of fire; -- of substances that are added to combustible materials to make them less combustible. PJC]
Wiktionary
fire-retardant
a. hard to ignite. alt. hard to ignite. n. A substance that makes an object resistant to burning.
WordNet
fire-retardant
adj. difficult to burn [syn: fire-resistant, fire-resisting, fire-resistive]
Usage examples of "fire-retardant".
Then he remembered the noise buffer, the fire-retardant treatment, the safety factor in case anyone fell down—.