INTUMESCENCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

intumescence; intumescency; swelling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("intumescence" is a kind of...):

chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

intumescence; intumescency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("intumescence" is a kind of...):

lump; puffiness; swelling (an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intumescence"):

haematoma; hematoma (a localized swelling filled with blood)

Derivation:

intumesce (expand abnormally)

intumescent (abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas)