Australian English Meaning of intumescence

Swelling

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Definitions and Meaning of intumescence in English

Wordnet

intumescence (n)

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)

Webster

intumescence (n.)

The act or process of swelling or enlarging; also, the state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially, the swelling up of bodies under the action of heat.

Anything swollen or enlarged, as a tumor.

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Swelling

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

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