- 1. n. The act or process of swelling or enlarging; also, the state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially, the swelling up of bodies under the action of heat. Source: opted
- 2. n. Anything swollen or enlarged, as a tumor. Source: opted
- 3. n. swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) Source: wordnet
- 4. n. the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. The act or process of swelling or enlarging; also, the state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially, the swelling up of bodies under the action of heat. The intumescence of nations. Johnson. 2. Anything swollen or enlarged, as a tumor. Source: webster
- 6. n. swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) n. the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) Source: ecdict
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