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Intumescent

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in·tu·mes·cence  (nt-msns, -ty-)
n.
1. The act or process of swelling or the condition of being swollen.
2. A swollen organ or body part.
intu·mescent adj.
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Adj.1.Intumescentintumescent - abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas; "hungry children with bloated stomachs"; "he had a grossly distended stomach"; "eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"; "swollen hands"; "tumescent tissue"; "puffy tumid flesh"
tumescent, tumid, turgid, puffy
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"


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