turgidity

  • 131turgor — [ tə:gə] noun chiefly Botany a state of turgidity and resulting rigidity of cells or tissues. Origin C19: from late L., from turgere to swell …

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  • 132grandiloquence — n. Bombast, fustian, turgidity, lofty language, high sounding words, lofty style of speech, high flown language, altiloquence …

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