intumescent
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin intumēscēns, present participle of intumescō (“rise, swell”), from tumescō (“become inflated”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪntjʊˈmɛsənt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪntuˈmɛsənt/
- Rhymes: -ɛsənt
Adjective[edit]
intumescent (comparative more intumescent, superlative most intumescent)
- That becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
intumēscent
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French intumescent.
Adjective[edit]
intumescent m or n (feminine singular intumescentă, masculine plural intumescenți, feminine and neuter plural intumescente)
Declension[edit]
Declension of intumescent
singular | plural | ||||||
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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 |
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tewh₂-
- English terms derived from Latin
- English 4-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɛsənt
- Rhymes:English/ɛsənt/4 syllables
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Latin non-lemma forms
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- Romanian terms borrowed from French
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