intumescence
a swelling up, as with congestion.
the state of being swollen.
a swollen mass.
Origin of intumescence
1Other words from intumescence
- in·tu·mes·cent, adjective
Words Nearby intumescence
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How to use intumescence in a sentence
Here, an intumescence which was to become a mountain, there, an abyss which was to be filled with an ocean or a sea.
The Underground City | Jules VernePuff′iness, state of being puffy or turgid: intumescence; Puff′ing, the act of praising extravagantly.
Diameter of its mouth one-fifth as long as the whole shell and two-thirds as long as the diameter of the equatorial intumescence.
Notice whether the substance fuses with the bead, and if so, whether there is intumescence or not.
In the reduction flame, upon charcoal, it is reduced to the metal with intumescence.
British Dictionary definitions for intumescence
intumescency
/ (ˌɪntjʊˈmɛsəns) /
pathol a swelling up, as with blood or other fluid
pathol a swollen organ or part
chem the swelling of certain substances on heating, often accompanied by the escape of water vapour
Derived forms of intumescence
- intumescent, adjective
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