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inturgescence

inturgescence noun: a swelling (the act of swelling, or state of being swelled).

Noun

inturgescence (countable and uncountable, plural inturgescences)

  1. (obsolete) A swelling (the act of swelling, or state of being swelled).

Synonyms of inturgescence

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Forms of inturgescence

pluralinturgescences

Origin of inturgescence

From Latin inturgescens, present participle of inturgescere (“to swell up”), equivalent to in- + turgescence. See turgescent.

Questions about inturgescence

What does inturgescence mean?
Inturgescence means a swelling (the act of swelling, or state of being swelled).
What part of speech is inturgescence?
Inturgescence is a noun.
What is the plural of inturgescence?
The plural of inturgescence is inturgescences.

Words near inturgescence in the dictionary

  1. Intuniv
  2. inturbidate
  3. inturbidated
  4. inturbidates
  5. inturbidating
  6. inturgescence
  7. inturgescences
  8. inturn
  9. inturned
  10. inturning
  11. inturns

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