retarder

[ri-tahr-der]

re·tard·er

[ri-tahr-der]
noun
1.
a person or thing that retards.
2.
Chemistry.
a.
any substance added to rubber to delay or prevent vulcanization.
b.
any substance added to delay a process.
3.
Building Trades. an admixture of concrete or plaster that retards its set.

Origin:
1635–45; retard + -er1
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Retarder is always a great word to know.
So is unstable. Does it mean:
the quantity of product formed by the interaction of two or more substances, generally expressed as a percentage
noting compounds that readily decompose or change into other compounds
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retarder (rɪˈtɑːdə)
 
n
1.  a person or thing that retards
2.  a substance added to slow down the rate of a chemical change, such as one added to cement to delay its setting

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