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tu⋅me⋅fa⋅ci⋅ent

  [too-muh-fey-shuhnt, tyoo-]
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–adjective
tumefying; causing to swell.
Origin:
1880–85; < L tumefacient-, s. of tumefaciēns (prp. of tumefacere to cause to swell). See tumefy, -facient
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tu·me·fa·cient   (tōō'mə-fā'shənt, tyōō'-)   
adj.  Producing or tending to produce swelling or tumefaction.

[Latin tumefaciēns, tumefacient-, present participle of tumefacere, to tumefy : tumēre, to swell; see teuə- in Indo-European roots + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: tu·me·fa·cient
Pronunciation: "t(y)ü-m&-'fA-sh&nt
Function: adjective
: producing swelling
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tumefacient tu·me·fa·cient (t&oomacr;'mə-fā'shənt, ty&oomacr;'-)
adj.
Producing or tending to produce tumefaction.

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