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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INTUMESCE

From Latin intumescere, from tumescere to begin to swell, from tumēre to swell.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INTUMESCE

intumesce  [ˌɪntjʊˈmɛs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTUMESCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Intumesce is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb intumesce in English.

WHAT DOES INTUMESCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of intumesce in the English dictionary

The definition of intumesce in the dictionary is to swell or become swollen; undergo intumescence.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO INTUMESCE

PRESENT

Present
I intumesce
you intumesce
he/she/it intumesces
we intumesce
you intumesce
they intumesce
Present continuous
I am intumescing
you are intumescing
he/she/it is intumescing
we are intumescing
you are intumescing
they are intumescing
Present perfect
I have intumesced
you have intumesced
he/she/it has intumesced
we have intumesced
you have intumesced
they have intumesced
Present perfect continuous
I have been intumescing
you have been intumescing
he/she/it has been intumescing
we have been intumescing
you have been intumescing
they have been intumescing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I intumesced
you intumesced
he/she/it intumesced
we intumesced
you intumesced
they intumesced
Past continuous
I was intumescing
you were intumescing
he/she/it was intumescing
we were intumescing
you were intumescing
they were intumescing
Past perfect
I had intumesced
you had intumesced
he/she/it had intumesced
we had intumesced
you had intumesced
they had intumesced
Past perfect continuous
I had been intumescing
you had been intumescing
he/she/it had been intumescing
we had been intumescing
you had been intumescing
they had been intumescing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will intumesce
you will intumesce
he/she/it will intumesce
we will intumesce
you will intumesce
they will intumesce
Future continuous
I will be intumescing
you will be intumescing
he/she/it will be intumescing
we will be intumescing
you will be intumescing
they will be intumescing
Future perfect
I will have intumesced
you will have intumesced
he/she/it will have intumesced
we will have intumesced
you will have intumesced
they will have intumesced
Future perfect continuous
I will have been intumescing
you will have been intumescing
he/she/it will have been intumescing
we will have been intumescing
you will have been intumescing
they will have been intumescing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would intumesce
you would intumesce
he/she/it would intumesce
we would intumesce
you would intumesce
they would intumesce
Conditional continuous
I would be intumescing
you would be intumescing
he/she/it would be intumescing
we would be intumescing
you would be intumescing
they would be intumescing
Conditional perfect
I would have intumesce
you would have intumesce
he/she/it would have intumesce
we would have intumesce
you would have intumesce
they would have intumesce
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been intumescing
you would have been intumescing
he/she/it would have been intumescing
we would have been intumescing
you would have been intumescing
they would have been intumescing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you intumesce
we let´s intumesce
you intumesce
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to intumesce
Past participle
intumesced
Present Participle
intumescing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTUMESCE


mess
mɛs
tumesce
tjuːˈmɛs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTUMESCE

intuitional
intuitionalism
intuitionalist
intuitionally
intuitionism
intuitionist
intuitive
intuitively
intuitiveness
intuitivism
intumescence
intumescency
intumescent
inturbidate
inturn
inturned
intuse
intussuscept
intussusception
intussusceptive

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTUMESCE

acquiesce
coalesce
compesce
convalesce
deliquesce
effervesce
effloresce
evanesce
fluoresce
incandesce
liquesce
luminesce
obsolesce
opalesce
phosphoresce
quiesce
recalesce
recrudesce
rejuvenesce
uncoalesce

Synonyms and antonyms of intumesce in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «intumesce» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

intumesce
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intumesce
570 millions of speakers

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intumesce
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

intumesce
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ينتبج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

intumesce
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

intumescer
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intumesce
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Translator English - French

intumesce
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Translator English - Malay

Intumesce
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Translator English - German

intumeszieren
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Translator English - Japanese

膨張する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

intumesce
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Translator English - Javanese

Intumesce
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intumesce
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Translator English - Tamil

intumesce
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Translator English - Marathi

काटकसर
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Translator English - Turkish

intumesce
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intumesce
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intumesce
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Translator English - Ukrainian

intumesce
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Translator English - Romanian

intumesce
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Translator English - Greek

intumesce
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Translator English - Afrikaans

intumesce
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Translator English - Swedish

intumesce
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

intumesce
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of intumesce

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTUMESCE»

The term «intumesce» is used very little and occupies the 174.647 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTUMESCE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTUMESCE»

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Journal of the American Chemical Society
Calc. for C|.H1|OlN;AsNa: N, 10.91. Found: 10.94. The free acid consists of sheaves of bright yellow, microscopic needles which intumesce to a reddish mass at l77—8° after preliminary darkening and sintering, and dissolve in boiling methyl ...
‎1921
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Studies: Reprints
Dissolved in much 50% alcohol with the aid of sodium hydroxide and re-acidifled it forms an emulsion which rapidly changes on rubbing to hexagonal platelets which intumesce at 177° with preliminary darkening and are practically insoluble  ...
Rockefeller University, 1922
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Studies from the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
Dissolved in much 50% alcohol with the aid of sodium hydroxide and re-acidified it forms an emulsion which rapidly changes on rubbing to hexagonal platelets which intumesce at 177° with preliminary darkening and are practically insoluble  ...
‎1922
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Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, ...
Those which contain lithia intumesce be- tals of tourmaline assume, by heat, op- fore the blow-pipe, and assume a slaggy posite kinds of electricity at their oppo- appearance, but do not melt; those which site extremities; and transparent pieces  ...
‎1844
5
Studies - Rockefeller University
The free acid is precipitated from a 50% alcoholic solution of the salt as thin, pale yellow, microscopic needles which intumesce at 130-2° and dissolve in hot alcohol. Analysis. Calc. for c,.H,.0,N,As= N, 12.53. Found: 12.63. Diazobenzene ...
Rockefeller University, 1922
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Studies: Reprints
Found: N, 11.78; As, 20.79. The free acid is precipitated from a 50% alcoholic solution of the salt as thin, pale yellow, microscopic needles which intumesce at 130—2° and dissolve in hot alcohol. Analysis. Calc. for C13H1.,O3N_~,As: N, 12.53.
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, 1922
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Chemical Abstracts
Dimethyl- amine, H2C>3AsC»H4N : NNMe2, orange spears from ale, intumesce 182°; sodium salt, salmon-colored platelets with 3.5 H20 from 85% ale. Diethylamine, flat cream- colored needles with 1 H20 from 50% EtOH-H20, soften and ...
‎1921
8
Elements of Mineralogy
Transparency, 1.2.3. The fracture of both is foliated. Fragments, 3. Hardness, 9; brittle. Sp. gr. of the first, 2,355; of the second, 2,361. Gradually -heated, both decrepitate and lose 0,15 or 0,16 of their weight, and as some fay, slightly intumesce ...
Richard Kirwan, 1794
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Encyclopædia americana: a popular dictionary of arts, ...
33.24 38.92 0.60 7.20 0.00 2.53 0.00 0.00 9.80 0.00 0.03 Those which contain lithia intumesce before the blow-pipe, and assume a slaggy appearance, but do not melt ; those which contain soda intumesce still more, but likewise do not melt,  ...
Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1854
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Treatise on Mineralogy: Or, The Natural History of the ...
Those which contain lithia intumesce before the blowpipe, and assume a slaggy appearance, but do not melt ; those which contain soda intumesce still more, but likewise do not melt, except on the edges ; those containing lime intumesce very  ...
Friedrich Mohs, 1825

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTUMESCE»

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New Fireproof Enclosure Solution Saves Space and Cuts …
Upon exposure to fire, the material begins to intumesce (expand rapidly) in response to heat by beginning a process of evaporative cooling and charring on the ... «ThomasNet Industrial News Room, Sep 10»
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Intumescent Coatings Market Heats Up In Hydrocarbon Industry
These coatings can intumesce up to several times their original thickness, thus extending the time it takes for steel to reach its critical failure ... «PR Web, Jul 10»

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