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单词 tumefacient
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tumefacient

[ too-muh-fey-shuhnt, tyoo- ]
/ ˌtu məˈfeɪ ʃənt, ˌtyu- /

adjective

tumefying; causing to swell.

Origin of tumefacient

1880–85; <Latin tumefacient-, stem of tumefaciēns (present participle of tumefacere “to cause to swell”). See tumefy, -facient

Words nearby tumefacient

tumbleweed, tumbling, tumbling barrel, tumbling box, tumbrel, tumefacient, tumefaction, tumefy, Tumen, tumesce, tumescence
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British Dictionary definitions for tumefacient

tumefacient
/ (ˌtjuːmɪˈfeɪʃɪənt) /

adjective

producing or capable of producing swellinga tumefacient drug

Word Origin for tumefacient

C16: from Latin tumefacere to cause to swell, from tumēre to swell + facere to cause
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for tumefacient

tumefacient
[ tōō′mə-fāshənt ]

adj.

Producing or tending to produce tumefaction.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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