intumescence

== English == === Etymology === See intumescent. === Noun === intumescence (countable and uncountable, plural intumescences) (uncountable) The process of swelling up or the condition of being swollen. Synonyms: inturgescence, tumescence; see also Thesaurus:swellage, Thesaurus:swollenness (countable) An instance of such swelling. Synonyms: incrassation, tumescence; see also Thesaurus:swelling ==== Related terms ==== intumescent