INTUMESCENCIES Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word intumescencies. (close relations)
Definition of INTUMESCENCIES
intumescency
Best Alternative Words for INTUMESCENCIES
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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) | ||||||||
| engorgement | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • congestion with blood • eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation | ||||||||
| inflammation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat • the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up • arousal to violent emotion • the act of setting something on fire | ||||||||
| tumefaction | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it | ||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
