intumescent
UK/ɪntjʊˈmɛsənt/US/ɪntuˈmɛsənt/
intumescent adjective: that becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat.
Adjective
intumescent (not comparable)
- That becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat.
Noun
intumescent (plural intumescents)
- Any substance that swells on exposure to heat, thus increasing in volume and decreasing in density.
- Intumescents are used in some fire protection systems.
intumescent meaning in Tamil
intumescent in Tamil
- விரிவாகு, பருக்கின்ற, உப்புகின்ற
Forms of intumescent
| plural | intumescents |
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Origin of intumescent
From Latin intumēscēns, present participle of intumescō (“rise, swell”), from tumescō (“become inflated”).
Words formed from intumescent
Words that rhyme with intumescent
- crescent
- evanescent
- deliquescent
- fluorescent
- incandescent
- efflorescent
- quiescent
- senescent
- accrescent
- acquiescent
- arborescent
- circumcrescent
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- convalescent
- depressant
- effervescent
- erubescent
- excrescent
- iridescent
- juvenescent
- lapidescent
- pubescent
- recrudescent
- reflorescent
- spinescent
- tumescent
- virescent
- viridescent
- acaulescent
- adipescent
- adularescent
- adultescent
- adultolescent
- agonescent
- albescent
- alcalescent
- alkalescent
- antidepressant
- autofluorescent
- autoluminescent
- biofluorescent
- bioluminescent
- calescent
- candescent
- cathodoluminescent
- caulescent
- cerulescent
- cessant
- chemifluorescent
- chemiluminescent
- chemoluminescent
- cinerescent
- coalescent
- concrescent
- contabescent
- crystalloluminescent
- cytofluorescent
- decadescent
- decalescent
- defervescent
- delitescent
Questions about intumescent
- What does intumescent mean?
- Intumescent means that becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat.
- What is intumescent in Tamil?
- Intumescent in Tamil is விரிவாகு, பருக்கின்ற, உப்புகின்ற. See Intumescent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is intumescent?
- Intumescent can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce intumescent?
- Intumescent is pronounced /ɪntjʊˈmɛsənt/ (UK).
Words near intumescent in the dictionary
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