Intumescence

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1. 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.

2. Noun

Anything swollen or enlarged, as a tumor.

3. Noun

swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion)
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

4. Noun

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