01 n. One who, or that which, retards.
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One who, or that which, retards.
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Any of various devices, as a helix of flat metal strip, introduced into a boiler tube to increase the heating effect of the fire.(Steam Boiler)
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A substance, as potassium bromide, added to a developer to retard its action.(Photog.)