Hypertext Webster Gateway: "intumescency"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
intumescency
n 1: swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
[syn: {intumescence}]
2: the swelling of certain substances when they are heated
(often accompanied by release of water) [syn: {intumescence},
{swelling}]
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