intumescent
Meanings
adj
- That becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat.
noun
- Any substance that swells on exposure to heat, thus increasing in volume and decreasing in density.
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Etymology
From Latin intumēscēns, present participle of intumescō (“rise, swell”), from tumescō (“become inflated”).
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