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Intumescence

Intumescence Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Intumescence? [n] the swelling of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) [n] swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Intumescence: intumescency \| intumescency \| swelling Related Terms \| Find terms related to Intumescence: benign tumor \| bloat \| bloatedness \| bloating \| blowing up \| boil \| bump \| bunion \| callosity \| callus \| cancer \| carbuncle \| carcinoma \| corn \| cyst \| diastole \| dilatation \| dilation \| distension \| dropsy \| edema \| excrescence \| flatulence \| flatulency \| flatus \| fungosity \| fungus \| furuncle \| gassiness \| growth \| inflation \| lump \| malignant growth \| metastatic tumor \| meteorism \| mole \| morbid growth \| neoplasm \| nevus \| nonmalignant tumor \| outgrowth \| pimple \| pock \| proud flesh \| puff \| puffiness \| puffing \| pustule \| rising \| sarcoma \| sebaceous cyst \| stretching \| swell \| swellage \| swelling \| swollenness \| tumefaction \| tumescence \| tumidity \| tumidness \| tumor \| turgescence \| turgescency \| turgidity \| turgidness \| tympanism \| tympany \| verruca \| wart \| wen \| windiness See Also \| chemical action \| chemical change \| chemical process \| haematoma \| hematoma \| lump \| puffiness \| swelling Intumescence In Webster's Dictionary \In`tu*mes"cence\, n. [Cf. F. intumescence.] 1. The act or process of swelling or enlarging; also, the state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially, the swelling up of bodies under the action of heat. The intumescence of nations. --Johnson. 2. Anything swollen or enlarged, as a tumor.

Intumescence Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Intumescence?

[n] the swelling of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
[n] swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Intumescence: intumescency | intumescency | swelling

Intumescence In Webster's Dictionary

\In`tu*mes"cence\, n. [Cf. F. intumescence.]
1. The act or process of swelling or enlarging; also, the
   state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially,
   the swelling up of bodies under the action of heat.

         The intumescence of nations.          --Johnson.

2. Anything swollen or enlarged, as a tumor.

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