TURGESCENT


Meaning of TURGESCENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtər-ˈje-s ə nt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin turgescent-, turgescens, present participle of turgescere to swell, inchoative of turgēre to be swollen

Date: circa 1727

: becoming turgid, distended, or inflated : swelling

• tur·ges·cence -s ə n(t)s noun

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