Thinner vs Retarder - What's the difference?
thinner | retarder |
(thin)
A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid.
Something that thins.
Something which retards or slows.
As nouns the difference between thinner and retarder
is that thinner is a liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid while retarder is something which retards or slows.As an adjective thinner
is (thin).thinner
English
Adjective
(head)Noun
(en noun)- ''Turpentine or mineral spirits can be used as a thinner for oil based paints.
- ''Pomegranate juice and exercise are great natural blood thinners .
- The new type of mechanical thinner allowed thinning of peach blossoms to be completed earlier.
- A solid mane thinner is indispensable in finishing the looks of your horse.
retarder
English
Noun
(en noun)- The substance acted as a retarder to the chemical reaction because it radically changed the pH.