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Retarder
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noun
Retarder
n.
1.
One who, or that which, retards.
2.
(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.
3.
(Photog.) A substance, as potassium bromide, added to a developer to retard its action.
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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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"Retarder" Quotes from Famous Books
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well travel slowly on the time
retarder
, and work on the way. I think the thing to do is to go back to Earth, or better, the solar system, and follow the sun in
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— Invaders from the Infinite • John Wood Campbell
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