intumescent

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

intumescent (comparative more intumescent, superlative most intumescent)

  1. That becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat

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
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