turgescency

turgescency
tur·ges·cen·cy

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  • Turgescency — Turgescence Tur*ges cence, Turgescency Tur*ges cen*cy, n. [Cf. F. turgescence. See {Turgescent}.] 1. The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • turgescency — nsē, si noun ( es) Etymology: Latin turgescere + English ency archaic : turgescence …   Useful english dictionary

  • Turgescence — Tur*ges cence, Turgescency Tur*ges cen*cy, n. [Cf. F. turgescence. See {Turgescent}.] 1. The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • turgescent — turgescence, turgescency, n. /terr jes euhnt/, adj. becoming swollen; swelling. [1720 30; < L turgescent (s. of turgescens), prp. of turgescere to begin to swell, equiv. to turg(ere) to swell + escent ESCENT] * * * …   Universalium

  • TURGESCENCE — En cytologie végétale, pression qui applique naturellement le cytoplasme contre la paroi cellulaire pecto cellulosique, et qui, en vertu du principe de l’action et de la réaction, peut être considérée dans le sens inverse (pression de membrane ou …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • boil — Synonyms and related words: abscess, agitation, antisepticize, aposteme, autoclave, bake, barbecue, baste, be in heat, be livid, be pissed, bed sore, blain, blanch, blaze, bleb, blister, bloom, blow up, blubber, bluster, bobbery, boil over,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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  • bunion — Synonyms and related words: abscess, adenoiditis, adrenitis, aposteme, appendicitis, arteritis, arthritis deformans, arthritis fungosa, arthritis pauperum, atrophic arthritis, atrophic inflammation, bed sore, blain, bleb, blennorrhagic arthritis …   Moby Thesaurus

  • carbuncle — Synonyms and related words: abscess, aposteme, bed sore, blain, bleb, blister, boil, bubo, bulla, bump, bunion, canker, canker sore, chancre, chancroid, chilblain, cold sore, corn, cyst, dilatation, dilation, distension, edema, eschar, felon,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • corn — Synonyms and related words: Joe Miller, aftergrass, anhydrate, bamboo, banality, barley, benign tumor, bird seed, blast freeze, boil, bran, brine, bromide, bump, bunion, callosity, callus, cancer, cane, carbuncle, carcinoma, cat food, cereal,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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