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intumescent - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'intumescent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Intumescent [ a.]
- Swelling up; expanding.

Meaning of 'intumescent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . intumescent [ s]
Meaning (1):
- abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
Example in sentence:
  • eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids;
  • he had a grossly distended stomach;
  • hungry children with bloated stomachs;
  • puffy tumid flesh;
  • swollen hands;
  • tumescent tissue

Nearby Words:

intact intactable intactible intagli intagliated intaglio intaglius intail intake intaminated

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