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Retarder
Noun
Definitions
1.
Noun
Something which retards or slows.
"The substance acted as a retarder to the chemical reaction because it radically changed the pH."
2.
Noun
A device for slowing down large trucks, lorries, buses, shunted railway wagons.
3.
Noun
A refrigerator used to slow down proofing of yeast when making dough.
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