INTUMESCENCY Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word intumescency. (close relations)
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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) | ||||||
| bulge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings verb • swell or protrude outwards • bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge • bulge outward • cause to bulge or swell outwards | ||||||
| protuberance | nounn | |||||
noun • something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings • the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out | ||||||
| puffiness | nounn | |||||
noun • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||||||
| tumescence | nounn | |||||
noun • tumidity resulting from the presence of blood or other fluid in the tissues | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
