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INTUMESCENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
Synonyms:
intumescence; intumescency; swelling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("intumescence" is a kind of...):
chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
Synonyms:
intumescence; intumescency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("intumescence" is a kind of...):
lump; puffiness; swelling (an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intumescence"):
haematoma; hematoma (a localized swelling filled with blood)
Derivation:
intumesce (expand abnormally)
intumescent (abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas)
