intumescent

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

tumescent

Synonymes

tumescent

puffy

tumid

turgid

turgescent

Traductions

distès

inflat

tumescent

túmid

gonfio

kabaran

kabarma

şişen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪntjʊˈmɛsənt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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