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 swell up or bubble up under the action of heat, as before the blowpipe. [ 1913 Webster ]
In a higher heat, it intumesces, and melts into a yellowish black mass. Kirwan. [ 1913 Webster ]
1. The act or process of swelling or enlarging; also, the state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially, the swelling up of bodies under the action of heat. [ 1913 Webster ]
The intumescence of nations. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Anything swollen or enlarged, as a tumor. [ 1913 Webster ]
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