| TUMESCENT | • tumescent adj. Swollen or distended with fluid, as of erectile tissue. • tumescent adj. Inflated or overblown. • TUMESCENT adj. tending to swell. |
| TUMESCENCE | • tumescence n. A swelling due to the presence of fluid. • tumescence n. A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue. • TUMESCENCE n. swelling. |
| DETUMESCENT | • detumescent adj. Exhibiting detumescence. • DETUMESCENT adj. causing detumescence. |
| INTUMESCENT | • intumescent adj. That becomes swollen, especially upon exposure to heat. • intumescent n. Any substance that swells on exposure to heat, thus increasing in volume and decreasing in density. • INTUMESCENT adj. swelling and charring when exposed to flame. |
| TUMESCENCES | • tumescences n. Plural of tumescence. • TUMESCENCE n. swelling. |
| TUMESCENTLY | • tumescently adv. In a tumescent manner. • TUMESCENT adv. tending to swell. |
| DETUMESCENCE | • detumescence n. The act of subsiding from a swollen state, especially the relaxation of an erect penis. • DETUMESCENCE n. diminution of swelling. |
| INTUMESCENCE | • intumescence n. (Uncountable) the process of swelling up or the condition of being swollen. • intumescence n. (Countable) an instance of such swelling. • INTUMESCENCE n. a swollen or enlarged part of a plant or animal. |
| INTUMESCENCY | • INTUMESCENCY n. the state of being intumescent. |
| DETUMESCENCES | • detumescences n. Plural of detumescence. • DETUMESCENCE n. diminution of swelling. |
| INTUMESCENCES | • intumescences n. Plural of intumescence. • INTUMESCENCE n. a swollen or enlarged part of a plant or animal. |
| INTUMESCENCIES | • INTUMESCENCY n. the state of being intumescent. |