intumesce
Americanverb (used without object)
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to swell up, as with heat; become tumid.
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to bubble up.
verb
Etymology
Origin of intumesce
1790–1800; < Latin intumēscere to swell up, equivalent to in- in- 2 + tumēscere, equivalent to tum ( ēre ) to swell + -ēscere -esce
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Some of these specimens presented a curious appearance, owing to a number of the vesicles being half filled up with a white, soft, earthy mesotypic mineral, which intumesced under the blowpipe in a remarkable manner.
From Volcanic Islands by Darwin, Charles
It gelatinizes by boiling with acid, and after intumescing before the blowpipe, fuses to a frothy mass.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 by Various
It is very fragile and brittle, however, and is never perfectly transparent, but quite opaque; its specific gravity is 2.9, and it is readily fused before the blowpipe after intumescing.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 by Various
The specific gravity is 2.8 to 2.9, hardness nearly 7 before the blowpipe; it readily fuses after intumescing; it dissolves in hot acid without gelatinizing, leaving a flaky residue.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 by Various
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