spumific
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editspumific (plural spumifics)
- (chemistry) A chemical that decomposes to produce large quantities of gas
- 1973, Pigment Handbook: Applications and markets[1], page 131:
- This type of structure is provided by gases that are released when a third material, the spumific, is pyrolytically degraded.
- 1979, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee of Fire Safety Aspects of Polymeric Materials, Elements of Polymer Fire Safety and Guide to the Designer[2], page 49:
- 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.