tumescent
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tu·mes·cent
(to͞o-mĕs′ənt, tyo͞o-)adj.
1. Somewhat tumid.
2. Becoming swollen; swelling.
[Latin tumēscēns, tumēscent-, present participle of tumēscere, to begin to swell, inchoative of tumēre, to swell; see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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tumescent
(tjuːˈmɛsənt)adj
swollen or becoming swollen
[C19: from Latin tumescere to begin to swell, from tumēre]
tuˈmescence n
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tu•mes•cent
(tuˈmɛs ənt, tyu-)adj.
1. swelling; slightly tumid.
2. exhibiting or affected with many ideas or emotions; teeming.
3. pompous and pretentious, esp. in the use of language; bombastic.
[1880–85; < Latin tumēscent-, s. of tumēscēns, present participle of tumēscere, inchoative derivative of tumēre to swell; see -escent]
tu•mes′cence, n.
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tumescent
adj (form) → anschwellend
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