intumescence
UK/.intju:'mesns/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
The process or condition of swelling up; a swollen mass or enlargement.
肿胀、膨胀的过程或状态；肿大的部分。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedin-not, opposite of
+
-escencegrow, nourish, grow up
=intumescence
in- (in, within) + tum (swell) + -escence (a process of gradually becoming). Literally 'the gradual swelling-up of something.' The -esce part carries the 'starting to become' sense; tum supplies the swelling. A technical noun used in medicine and chemistry (e.g. intumescent fire coatings that swell when heated).
Root tum still carries 6 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
Intumescence of the tissue signalled the onset of infection.
- 2.
The coating works by intumescence, expanding into a protective foam when heated.