But never will I attempt to avert or to retard it. Low temperatures tend to prolong animal development and high temperatures tend to retard it. This means that a moment occurs that tends to retard the rolling motion. These limiters may also retard the ignition timing. It contains dry nitrogen gas to retard fogging and condensation. The word "to decelerate" would become a more common term than "to retard". These effects consequently retard the production of sperm cells. Although usually in control, Adam punches a man who calls Max a "retard". Unlike their normal counterparts, CAFs do not retard cancer growth "in vitro". It is unclear how long the ceramic form will retard the release of radioactivity. In addition, cool temperatures retard bacterial and fungal growth. Adsorption to soil may retard pesticide movement, but also may reduce bioavailability to microbial degraders. It would retard the commercial development of the east. During the flare, pilots normally retard the throttles to idle to reduce engine thrust. Irving Langmuir found that an inert gas, instead of vacuum, would retard evaporation.