intumesce
11intumesce — /ɪntʃuˈmɛs/ (say inchooh mes) verb (i) (intumesced, intumescing) 1. to swell up, as with heat; become tumid. 2. to bubble up. {Latin intumescere swell up} …
12intumesce — v.i. swell; bubble, especially owing to heat. ♦ intumescence, n. ♦ intumescent, a …
13intumesce — v.intr. swell up. Derivatives: intumescence n. intumescent adj. Etymology: L intumescere (as IN (2), tumescere incept. of tumere swell) …
14Intumesced — Intumesce In tu*mesce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Intumesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intumescing}.] [L. intumescere; pref. in in + tumescere to swell up, incho. fr. tumere to swell. See {Tumid}.] To enlarge or expand with heat; to swell; specifically, to… …
15Intumescing — Intumesce In tu*mesce , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Intumesced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intumescing}.] [L. intumescere; pref. in in + tumescere to swell up, incho. fr. tumere to swell. See {Tumid}.] To enlarge or expand with heat; to swell; specifically, to… …
16swell up — verb expand abnormally The bellies of the starving children are swelling • Syn: ↑swell, ↑intumesce, ↑tumefy, ↑tumesce • Derivationally related forms: ↑tumescent (for: ↑ …
17tumesce — verb expand abnormally The bellies of the starving children are swelling • Syn: ↑swell, ↑swell up, ↑intumesce, ↑tumefy • Derivationally related forms: ↑tumescent, ↑tumefaction ( …
18intumescence — noun 1. swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) • Syn: ↑intumescency • Derivationally related forms: ↑intumescent (for: ↑intumescency), ↑intumesce (for: ↑ …
19intumescency — noun 1. swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion) • Syn: ↑intumescence • Derivationally related forms: ↑intumescent, ↑intumesce, ↑intumescent (for: ↑intumescence), ↑ …
20Needle zeolite — Zeolite e o*lite, n. [Gr. ? to boil + lite: cf. F. z[ e]olithe.] (Min.) A term now used to designate any one of a family of minerals, hydrous silicates of alumina, with lime, soda, potash, or rarely baryta. Here are included natrolite, stilbite …
