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intumescence Definition


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intumesce
verb
    intr
    intumesced, intumescing
    1. To swell up.
Derivative: intumescent
adj
    Derivative: intumescence
    noun
      Etymology: 18c: from Latin intumescere, from tumere to swell.



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