See Also: enceinte(1)(dictionary)
enceinte(2)(dictionary)
ENCEINTE, med(law)
PRIVEMENT ENCEINTE(law)

retardant (iou) and enceinte(1) (iou)


retardant (iou)



retardant adjective & noun. M17.
[from RETARD verb + -ANT1.]
A. adjective. Retarding, tending to retard. Now chiefly as 2nd elem. of comb., as fire-retardant, flame-retardant. M17.
b. noun. A retarding agent, esp. a substance that reduces or inhibits a specified phenomenon (chiefly as 2nd elem. of comb., as fire retardant, flame retardant). M20.

enceinte(1) (iou)



enceinte adjective. arch. Also enseint. See also ENSIENT. E17.
[French from medieval Latin incincta ungirded, from Latin IN-3 + cincta fem. pa. pple of cingere gird.]
Of a woman: pregnant.