intumescent

From Latin intumēscēns, present participle of intumescō (“rise, swell”), from tumescō (“become inflated”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪntjʊˈmɛsənt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪntuˈmɛsənt/
• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

intumescent (comparative more intumescent, superlative most intumescent)

1. That becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat.

• intumescence

intumescent (plural intumescents)

1. Any substance that swells on exposure to heat, thus increasing in volume and decreasing in density.

   Intumescents are used in some fire protection systems.

intumēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of intumēscō

Borrowed from French intumescent.

intumescent m or n (feminine singular intumescentă, masculine plural intumescenți, feminine and neuter plural intumescente)

1. intumescent