browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about intumesced
intumesced |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Intumesce \In`tu*mesce"\, 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. In a higher heat, it intumesces, and melts into a yellowish black mass. --Kirwan.
more about intumesced
This work is licensed under a
