intumescent

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Synonyms: tumescent, intumescence, detumescent, intumesce, intumescency, intumesced, intumescing, intumesces

Antonyms: tumescent, intumescence, detumescent, intumesce, intumescency, intumesced, intumescing, intumesces

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Adjective

1. That becomes [[swollen]], especially upon exposure to heat.

Noun

1. Any substance that swells on exposure to heat, thus increasing in volume and decreasing in density.

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