Look up: retarder

1. Retarder
   [railroad] In rail transport, a retarder is a device installed in a classification yard used to reduce the speed of freight cars as they are sorted into trains. Each retarder consists of a series of stationary brakes surrounding a short section of each rail on the track that grip and slow th...
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2. Retarder
   [album] Retarder is The Unband`s first major label release. ==In Brief== "Every number is a testament to the might and stamina of the power chord." -Las Vegas Weekly "They have the amusing habit -- check out "Ski Hat," "Dope (Part 2)," and especially "$#@?!!" -- of riffing straight through w...
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3. Retarder
   [mechanical engineering] A retarder is a device used to augment or replace some of the functions of primary friction-based braking systems, usually on heavy vehicles. Friction-based braking systems are susceptible to `brake fade` when used extensively for continuous periods, which can be dan...
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4. Retarder
   [chemistry] A retarder is a chemical agent that slows down a chemical reaction. For example, retarders are used to slow the chemical hardening of plastic materials such as wallboard, concrete, and adhesives. Sugar water acts as a retarder for the curing of concrete. It can be used to retard ...
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5. retarder
   The equipment into which dough is placed and allowed to thaw or slack out. Conditions must be controlled to 36 degrees to 38 degrees and 80 percent relative humidity.
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6. retarder
   a substance added to cement to prolong the setting time so that the cement can be pumped into place. Retarders are used for cementing in high-temperature formation
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7. retarder
   a substance added to cement to prolong the setting time so that the cement can be pumped into place. Retarders are used for cementing in high-temperature formation
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8. retarder
   an admixture which slows up the setting rate of concrete Category: Building industry • an additive which slows down the rate of reaction in a process Category: Chemistry • 1)solvent which is added to a lacquer,usually a cellulose lacquer,to prevent the surface of the lacquer ...
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9. Retarder
   Re·tard'er noun One who, or that which, retards.
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10. Retarder
    Re·tard'er (re*tär'dẽr) noun 1. (Steam Boiler) Any of various devices, as a helix of flat metal strip, introduced into a boiler tube to increase the heating effect of the fire. 2. (Photog.) A substance, as potassium...
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11. retarder
    An agent used to slow the chemical hardening of gypsum, resins, or impression materials used in dentistry. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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12. Retarder
    • (n.) A substance, as potassium bromide, added to a developer to retard its action. • (n.) Any of various devices, as a helix of flat metal strip, introduced into a boiler tube to increase the heating effect of the fire. • (n.) One who, or that which, retards.
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13. Retarder
    An admixture which extends the setting time of cement paste, and therefore of mixtures such as concrete, mortar, or grout.    
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14. retarder
    Type: Term Pronunciation: rē-tar′dĕr Definitions: 1. An agent used to slow the chemical hardening of gypsum, resins, or impression materials used in dentistry.
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