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21Zeolite — e o*lite, n. [Gr. ? to boil + lite: cf. F. z[ e]olithe.] (Min.) A term now used to designate any one of a family of minerals, hydrous silicates of alumina, with lime, soda, potash, or rarely baryta. Here are included natrolite, stilbite,… …
22Firestop pillow — Firestop pillows are passive fire protection items, used for firestopping holes in wall or floor assemblies required to have a fire resistance rating. The products must be used in accordance with a valid certification listing, subject to listing… …
23teuə- — Also teu . To swell. Oldest form *teuə₂ . Derivatives include thigh, thousand, thimble, tumor, butter, and tomb. 1. Extended form *teuk . thigh, from …
24intumescence — intumescent, adj. /in too mes euhns, tyoo /, n. 1. a swelling up, as with congestion. 2. the state of being swollen. 3. a swollen mass. [1650 60; < F; see INTUMESCE, ENCE] * * * …
25convexity — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Curved like the outside surface of a sphere or circle Nouns 1. (shape) convexity, prominence, projection, swell[ing], bulge, protuberance, protrusion, growth, lump; stud. See rotundity. 2. (convex object)… …
26intumescente — adj. 2 g. 1. Que intumesce. 2. Inchado …
27swell — I. v. n. 1. Dilate, expand, tumefy, distend, fill out, intumesce, grow larger or bigger (by expansion). 2. Increase (by outward addition), augment, enlarge. 3. Rise (as waves), heave, surge. 4. Belly, be inflated. 5. Strut, look big, put on airs …
28bulge — 1. noun 1) a bulge in the tire Syn: swelling, bump, lump, protuberance, prominence, tumescence 2) informal a bulge in the population Syn: surge, upsurge, rise, increase, escalation …
29dilate — v 1. enlarge, make larger, increase; widen, thicken, broaden; lengthen, prolong, protract. 2. expand, extend, spread, outspread, spread out, branch out; distend, inflate, bloat, puff out, blow up, dome; swell, intumesce, tumefy; fill out, fatten …
30distend — v expand, extend, enlarge, spread, outspread; dilate, inflate, bloat, puff out, blow up, balloon; swell, intumesce, tumefy; fill out, fatten …
