intumescency

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noun

1. swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
• Syn:
intumescence
• Derivationally related forms:
intumescent, intumesce, intumescent (for: intumescence), intumesce (for: intumescence)
• Hypernyms:
swelling, puffiness, lump
• Hyponyms:
hematoma, haematoma
2. the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)
• Syn:
intumescence, swelling
• Hypernyms:
chemical process, chemical change, chemical action