intumescent

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

intumescent (comparative more intumescent, superlative most intumescent)

1. That becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat

Related terms

• intumescence

Noun

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.

Latin

Verb

intumēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of intumēscō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French intumescent.

Adjective

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

1. intumescent

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	intumescent		intumescentă		intumescenți	intumescente
	definite	intumescentul		intumescenta		intumescenții	intumescentele
genitive- dative	indefinite	intumescent		intumescente		intumescenți	intumescente
	definite	intumescentului		intumescentei		intumescenților	intumescentelor