INTUMESCENCIES Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word intumescencies. (close relations)
intumescency
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| swelling | nounn | |||||
noun • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) | ||||||
| engorgement | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • congestion with blood • eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation | ||||||
| inflammation | nounn | |||||
noun • a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat • the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up • arousal to violent emotion • the act of setting something on fire | ||||||
| tumefaction | nounn | |||||
noun • the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it | ||||||
| intumescence | ||||||
noun • swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) • the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) | ||||||
