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Retarder
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Retarder (railroad)
Retarder
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ri-
tahr
-der
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rɪˈtɑr
dər
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Retarder
can mean:
Acrylic retarder
, a chemical agent added to fine art acrylic paint to slow its short drying time
Retarder (chemistry)
, a chemical agent that slows down a chemical reaction
Retarder (mechanical engineering)
, a device for slowing down lorries, coaches and other vehicles
Retarder (railroad)
, a device to slow railroad freight cars as they are sorted into trains
Wave plate
, an optical device that alters the polarization state of a light wave travelling through it
Dough retarder
, a refrigerator used to slow down the fermentation process of yeast when making dough
Retarder
(album)
, an album by The Unband
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