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      intumescent
      adjective
      abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
      Roots
      inin- · Latin · into, intensifiertumeretumesc- · Latin · to swellens-ent · Latin · present participle, causing
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      The word intumescent breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: in-, from Latin in (“into, intensifier”); tumesc, from Latin tumere (“to swell”); and -ent, from Latin ens (“present participle, causing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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