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intumescent, a.|ɪntjuːˈmɛsənt|
[ad. L. intumēscent-em, pr. pple. of intumēscĕre: see intumesce.]
Swelling up; becoming tumid.
1870Rolleston Anim. Life 119 The integument is..thickened and intumescent. 1875Lyell Princ. Geol. II. ii. xxvii. 68 The..lava..appears to have been a long time in an intumescent state. |