Intumescency
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated, often accompanied by release of water
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- intumescence
- plural
- Intumescencies
- possessive
- Intumescency's
- pluralpossessive
- Intumescencies'