Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun intumescence

2 senses of intumescence

Sense 1
intumescence, intumescency -- (swelling up with blood or other fluids (as with congestion))
       => swelling, puffiness, lump -- (an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement)

Sense 2
intumescence, intumescency, swelling -- (the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water))
       => chemical process, chemical change, chemical action -- ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)