intumescent

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  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”Synonyms: puffytumescenttumidturgid
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Intumescent \In`tu*mes"cent\, a. [L. intumescens, p. pr.] Swelling up; expanding. [1913 Webster]
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