intumescency

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A noun referring to the act or state of swelling, either due to fluid accumulation or thermal expansion with associated water release.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das das Anschwellen oder die Schwellung bezeichnet, die durch Flüssigkeitsansammlung, Wassereinlagerung oder Wärmeausdehnung entsteht.

1. Swelling or Congestion C2 formal medical

   The process of swelling or becoming enlarged, often due to the accumulation of blood or other bodily fluids, as seen in congestion.

   • The intumescency of the tissue indicated an inflammatory response.
   • Doctors observed intumescency in the patient's lymph nodes.
   • The intumescency subsided after the application of a cold compress.

   🇩🇪Schwellung oder Stauung

   Synonyme: congestiondistentionengorgementswellingtumefactiontumescence

2. Thermal Expansion C2 formal scientific

   The increase in volume of certain substances when heated, often accompanied by the release of water or other gases.

   • The intumescency of the fireproof coating protected the steel structure.
   • During the experiment, intumescency was observed in the heated polymer.
   • The material's intumescency helps it expand and insulate against heat.

   🇩🇪Thermische Ausdehnung

   Synonyme: intumescenceswelling