intumesce
[ in-too-mes, -tyoo- ]
verb (used without object),in·tu·mesced, in·tu·mesc·ing.
to swell up, as with heat; become tumid.
to bubble up.
Origin of intumesce
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How to use intumesce in a sentence
It gelatinizes by boiling with acid, and after intumescing before the blowpipe, fuses to a frothy mass.
British Dictionary definitions for intumesce
intumesce
/ (ˌɪntjʊˈmɛs) /
verb
(intr) to swell or become swollen; undergo intumescence
Origin of intumesce
1C18: from Latin intumescere, from tumescere to begin to swell, from tumēre to swell
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