intumescence
Puffing up process
Intumescence is swelling or expansion, especially from heat.
The term appears most often in technical contexts: intumescent coatings swell when exposed to fire, forming an insulating char that protects underlying materials.
In medicine, intumescence describes pathological swelling of tissue.
The verb is intumesce; the adjective is intumescent.
Pathological tissue puffiness
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
- puffinessMild tissue swelling
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
lymphedema · oedema · turgidity · turgor · ballooning · dilatation · inflation · enlargement
Outward curved projection
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
- lumpShapeless solid mass
- blisterFluid-filled skin swelling
- knobRounded gripping fixture
nodule · papule · pustule · hump · outgrowth · convexity · prominence · projection
Applied surface covering
- charBurn without destroying
- foamBubble-filled substance
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
paint · retardant · protective · expansion · carbonaceous · substrate · ablative · thermal
Crimson-hued state
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
infection · abscess · wound · injury · cellulitis · dermatitis · reaction · allergic
edema
Pathological tissue puffiness
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
- puffinessMild tissue swelling
- engorgementOverfilling causing swelling
bloating · lymphedema · oedema · turgidity · turgor · ballooning · dilatation · inflation · enlargement · puffing
bulge
Outward curved projection
knob · nodule · papule · pustule · hump · outgrowth · convexity · prominence · projection · swollen
coating
Applied surface covering
insulation · paint · retardant · protective · expansion · carbonaceous · substrate · ablative · thermal · fireproof
redness
Crimson-hued state
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
tenderness · infection · abscess · wound · injury · cellulitis · dermatitis · reaction · allergic · histamine
intumescenceshrinkage
Decrease in size
contraction · deflation · reduction · compression · condensation
intumescenceflatness
Absence of slope
concavity · depression · indentation · hollowness · flaccidity