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Definitions for intumescent
in·tu·mes·cent
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Princeton's WordNet
puffy, intumescent, tumescent, tumid, turgidadjective
abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
"hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh"
Wiktionary
intumescentadjective
That becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat
Etymology: From intumescens, present participle of intumesco, from tumesco.
Wikipedia
Intumescent
An intumescent is a substance that swells as a result of heat exposure, leading to an increase in volume and decrease in density. Intumescent materials are typically used in passive fire protection and require listing, approval, and compliance in their installed configurations in order to comply with the national building codes and laws.The details for individual building parts are specified in technical standards which are compiled and published by national or international standardization bodies like the British Standards Institute (BSI), the German Institute for Standardization (DIN), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or the International Standardization Organization (ISO). Intumescent coatings for steel constructions must be approved in standardized fire tests.
Webster Dictionary
Intumescentadjective
swelling up; expanding
Etymology: [L. intumescens, p. pr.]
Wikidata
Intumescent
An intumescent is a substance that swells as a result of heat exposure, thus increasing in volume and decreasing in density. Intumescents are typically used in passive fire protection and, in the U.S., require listing and approval use and compliance in their installed configurations in order to comply with the law.
Entomology
Intumescent
enlarged; swollen: expanded.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of intumescent in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of intumescent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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