intumescentadj.
/ɪntjuːˈmɛsənt/ Swelling up; becoming tumid.
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the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [adjective] > distending > swelling
swellingc1000
turgentc1440
yeasty1598
tumefying1615
turgid1620
tumid1626
outswelling1678
turgescent1727
inflating1807
intumescent1870
tumescent1882
tumefacient1885
tumescing1980
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 119 The integument is..thickened and intumescent.
1875 C. Lyell & L. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 12) II. ii. xxvii. 68 The..lava..appears to have been a long time in an intumescent state.
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