turgescent
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- turgescence noun
- turgescency noun
Etymology
Origin of turgescent
1720–30; < Latin turgēscent- (stem of turgēscēns ), present participle of turgēscere to begin to swell, equivalent to turg ( ēre ) to swell + -ēscent- -escent
Example Sentences
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When immersed in a hypertonic solution, it retracts; in a slightly hypotonic solution it absorbs water and becomes turgescent, while in a very hypotonic solution it swells up and bursts.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
Except for the occasional mosquitoe, there was no sound save the turgescent sea and his Voice.
From Bab: a Sub-Deb by Rinehart, Mary Roberts
The more oxygen these last globules have at their disposal during their formation, the more vigorous, transparent, and turgescent, and, as a consequence of this last quality, the more active they are in decomposing sugar.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
Young osmotic cells appear swollen and turgescent, whereas old ones become flaccid, relaxed, and wrinkled.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
When the turgescent state of the brain, arises from a disturbance in the digestive organs, it will be remedied, by means directed to this cause.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin
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