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LONG TERM RETARDANT [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Extinguishing Agents
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

Material that inhibits combustion even after the water component has evaporated, primarily through chemical reactions between combustion materials and the applied chemicals but also by forming a film and causing intumescence.

Key term(s)
  • long term fire retardant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents extincteurs
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

[...] substances chimiques qui ralentissent ou arrêtent le processus de combustion. [Elles] influencent la distillation des substances contenues dans le bois, privent les combustibles d'oxygène en les enveloppant d'une substance ignifuge [...] Toutefois, à l'encontre des retardateurs à court terme, leur action persiste même si toute l'eau s'est évaporée.

Key term(s)
  • retardant à long terme

Spanish

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