different between intumescent vs tumescent

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

From Latin tum?sc?ns (“swelling, bloating”)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /tu?m?s?nt/, /tju?m?s?nt/
• Rhymes: -?s?nt

Adjective

tumescent (comparative more tumescent, superlative most tumescent)

1. Swollen or distended with fluid, as of erectile tissue.
2. Inflated or overblown.
   • 1982, Arlene Croce, Going to the Dance (page 395)

     I think that in Gloria MacMillan uses this tumescent language for a comparatively modest purpose — to show how it was between men and women in the war — and the language inflates and perverts his meaning unconscionably.

Synonyms

• tumid
• turgescent
• turgid

Related terms

Translations

Latin

Verb

tum?scent

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French tumescent

Adjective

tumescent m or n (feminine singular tumescent?, masculine plural tumescen?i, feminine and neuter plural tumescente)

1. tumescent

Declension