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   intumesce

   /ˌɪntjʊˈmɛs/

   verb

   • 1. swell up. rare

   Word Origin late 18th century: from Latin intumescere, from in- ‘into’ + tumescere ‘begin to swell’ (from tumere ‘swell’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. intumescence noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • U

     1

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

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