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Definitions for "Intumescent"
Keywords:  char, swell, exposed, unabridged, flame
Related Terms: Flame resistance, Combustible material, Flame-retardant, Flame resistant, Noncombustible, Fire, Thermal barrier, Refractory, Insulation, thermal, Brittle temperature, Flashover, Non-combustible, Ablative, Flame hardening, Fuse , Fire retardant, Fusibility, Self-extinguishing, Firebrick, Flame retardant, Pyrophoric, Burning, Thermal insulation, Burn out, Flame spraying, Quench, Fire brick, Glass, Flammability, Intumesce, Shrinkage, Flammable solid, Spontaneous combustion, Fire point, Thermal insulator, Kiln, Annealed, Heat resistance, Flash point, Overheating, Annealing, Ignition temperature, Lehr, Anneal, Annealer, Thermoplastic, Cold weld, Flammable, Hot work
Swelling up; expanding.
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(adj.) of paint : swelling and charring when exposed to flame (Merriam-Webster's Unabridged at www.m-w.com) (date: 1953)
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A fire-retardant technology which causes an otherwise flammable material to foam, forming an insulating barrier when exposed to heat.
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