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Intumescent Moderate

Intumescent has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

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

Adjective
1

abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas

"hungry children with bloated stomachs"

"he had a grossly distended stomach"

"eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids"

"swollen hands"

"tumescent tissue"

"puffy tumid flesh"

2

That becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat

Example Sentences
"hungry children with bloated stomachs" adjective
"he had a grossly distended stomach" adjective
"eyes with puffed (or puffy) lids" adjective
"swollen hands" adjective
"tumescent tissue" adjective
"puffy tumid flesh" adjective
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Rhyming Words
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