Sentence examples for intumescent from inspiring English sources

All of Park's "loose-fit" woodwork had to be anchored securely enough to remain intact after a train wreck, and it had to be impregnated with a flame-retardant chemical and finished not with ordinary varnishes or paints but with what are known as "intumescent" coatings, which foam up when they're exposed to high heat, forming an insulating layer that prevents the underlying wood from igniting.

Wang Yan's installation "The Intumescent Waves" features dozens of black and white mammogram images printed on white enamel medical trays.