different between intumescent vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From Latin intum?sc?ns, present participle of intumesc? (“rise, swell”), from tumesc? (“become inflated”).

Adjective

intumescent (comparative more intumescent, superlative most intumescent)

1. That becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat

Related terms

• intumescence

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

intum?scent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of intum?sc?

Romanian

Etymology

From French intumescent

Adjective

intumescent m or n (feminine singular intumescent?, masculine plural intumescen?i, feminine and neuter plural intumescente)

1. intumescent

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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