Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
intumescence .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
- noun the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
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