Retarder


noun
1.
a person or thing that retards.
2.
Chemistry.

any substance added to rubber to delay or prevent vulcanization.
any substance added to delay a process.

3.
Building Trades. an admixture of concrete or plaster that retards its set.
noun
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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