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retarder
CIDE DICTIONARY
retarder, n.
- One who, or that which, retards. [1913 Webster]
- Any of various devices, as a helix of flat metal strip, introduced into a boiler tube to increase the heating effect of the fire. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- A substance, as potassium bromide, added to a developer to retard its action. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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