intumescence
1. swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) • Syn: intumescency • Derivationally related forms: intumescent (for: intumescency), intumesce (for: intumescency), intumescent, intumesce • Hypernyms: swelling, puffiness, lump • Hyponyms: hematoma, haematoma 2. the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) • Syn: intumescency, swelling • Hypernyms: chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
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