retardancy
English
Etymology
From retardant + -cy
Noun
retardancy (plural retardancies)
- The degree of being retardant
- 1982, United States-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources. Panel on Fire Research and Safety, Fire Research and Safety, page 2:
- The methods for evaluating flame and fire retardancy of these materials have been already established.
- 2009, T. Richard Hull, Fire Retardancy of Polymers: New Strategies and Mechanisms, →ISBN:
- 2014, Polymer Green Flame Retardants: A comprehensive Guide to ..., →ISBN:
- Fire safety legislation dictates, in particular, designing products of high-flame retardancy along with minimal environmental impact.
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