Synonyms for intumescence
ˌɪn tʊˈmɛs əns, -tyʊ-in·tu·mes·cence

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1. intumescence

   Synonyms:
   swelling, protuberance, turgescence

   Antonyms:
   subsidence, evenness, attenuation, concavity

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1. intumescence, intumescencynoun

   swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)

   Synonyms:
   intumescency, swelling

2. intumescence, intumescency, swellingnoun

   the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)

   Synonyms:
   prominence, bump, puffiness, extrusion, intumescency, protrusion, jut, excrescence, protuberance, gibbosity, swelling, gibbousness, hump, lump, bulge

Matched Categories

1. • Chemical Process
   • Swelling

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1. intumescencenoun

   Synonyms:
   swelling

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