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/spjuːˈmɪf.ɪk/ · noun
(chemistry) A chemical that decomposes to produce large quantities of gas.
This type of structure is provided by gases that are released when a third material, the spumific, is pyrolytically degraded.
The coating contains a carbonific compound that reacts with the intumescent catalyst to form a carbon residue, and a spumific compound that decomposes to produce large quantities of gas.
Most intumescent systems require an acid source (catalyst), a char-forming compound (carbonific), and a gas-evolving compound (spumific).
Use spumific when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Spumific means (chemistry) A chemical that decomposes to produce large quantities of gas.
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This type of structure is provided by gases that are released when a third material, the spumific, is pyrolytically degraded.
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