different between swollen vs intumescent

English

Etymology

From Middle English swollen, i-swolle, y-swolle, yswolle, ?eswollen, from Old English swollen, ?eswollen, from Proto-Germanic *swullanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swellan? (“to swell”). Cognate with West Frisian swollen (“swollen”), Dutch gezwollen (“swollen”), German geschwollen (“swollen”), Swedish svullen (“swollen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sw??l?n/
• Rhymes: -??l?n

Adjective

swollen (comparative more swollen, superlative most swollen)

1. protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).

Translations

Verb

swollen

1. past participle of swell

See also

• swole

Anagrams

• Nowells, nowells

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