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    INTUMESCENCE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)play

    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)play

    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)

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