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noun
The process of swelling up or the condition of being swollen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: inturgescence, tumescence, intumescence, swellage, turgescence, bloatedness, bloating, distension, ectasia, ectasis, nodosity, swelling, swollenness, tumidity, turgidity, turgor
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An instance of such swelling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: incrassation, tumescence, aposteme, intumescence, inturgescence, swelling, swollenness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: intumescency, swelling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
noun
swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: intumescency
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: swelling, puffiness, lump
Narrower terms: hematoma, haematoma
History
See intumescent.
