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intumescence

Main Entry:: in·tu·mes·cence
Pronunciation:: \-ˈmes-^ən(t)s\
Function:: noun

1 a: the action or process of becoming enlarged or swollen b: the state of being swollen2: something (as a tumor) that is swollen or enlarged

— in·tu·mesce \-ˈmes\

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verb intransitive, in·tu·mesced in·tu·mesc·ing

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