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extumescence

extumescence noun: a swelling or rising.

Noun

extumescence (plural extumescences)

  1. A swelling or rising.
    • Often did her hand press the soft extumescences growing from the sides1842, Louisa Sidney Stanhope, Rosaline

Forms of extumescence

pluralextumescences

Origin of extumescence

From Latin ex + tumescens, present participle of tumescere, inchoate from tumere (“to swell”). Compare French extumescence.

Questions about extumescence

What does extumescence mean?
Extumescence means a swelling or rising.
What part of speech is extumescence?
Extumescence is a noun.
What is the plural of extumescence?
The plural of extumescence is extumescences.

Words near extumescence in the dictionary

  1. extuberated
  2. extuberates
  3. extuberating
  4. extuberation
  5. extuberations
  6. extumescence
  7. extumescences
  8. exuberance
  9. exuberances
  10. exuberancies
  11. exuberancy

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