intumesce

English - English

Definition of intumesce in English English dictionary

To swell or enlarge (abnormally)

To bubble up (as the result of heating)

{f} swell up, become enlarged; bubble up

To enlarge or expand with heat; to swell; specifically, to swell up or bubble up under the action of heat, as before the blowpipe

Hyphenation

in·tu·mesce