(noun) 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.
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Kelime: in·tu·mes·cence Söyleniş:"in-tu-'me-s&n(t)s, -tyu- İşlev:noun Kökeni: French, from Latin intumescere to swell up, from in- tumescere to swell -- more at TUMESCENCE : a swollen or enlarged part of a plant or animal; also : the process of swelling up or enlarging