tumefacient

  • 1Tumefacient — Tu me*fa cient, a. [L. tumefaciens, entis, p. pr. of tumefacere to tumefy; tumere to swell + facere to make.] Producing swelling; tumefying. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2tumefacient — [to͞o΄mə fā′shənt, tyo͞o΄mə fā′shənt] adj. [L tumefaciens, prp. of tumefacere: see TUMEFY] causing or tending to cause swelling …

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  • 3tumefacient — /tooh meuh fay sheuhnt, tyooh /, adj. tumefying; causing to swell. [1880 85; < L tumefacient , s. of tumefaciens (prp. of tumefacere to cause to swell). See TUMEFY, FACIENT] * * * …

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  • 4tumefacient — tu•me•fa•ci•ent [[t]ˌtu məˈfeɪ ʃənt, ˌtyu [/t]] adj. pat becoming swollen; swelling • Etymology: 1880–85; &LT; L tumefacient , s. of tumefaciēns, prp. of tumefacere; see tumefy …

    From formal English to slang

  • 5tumefacient — |t(y)ümə|fāshənt adjective Etymology: Latin tumefacient , tumefaciens, present participle of tumefacere to swell, cause to swell, from tumēre to swell + facere to make, do more at thumb, do 1. : swollen 2. : producing swelling …

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  • 6tumefacient — Causing or tending to cause swelling. [L. tume facio, to cause to swell, fr. tumeo, to swell] * * * tu·me·fa·cient .t(y)ü mə fā shənt adj producing swelling * * * tu·me·fa·cient (too&#8243;m&#601; faґsh&#601;nt) [L. tumefaciens] tending to cause&#8230; …

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  • 7tumefacient — tu·me·fa·cient || ‚tuːmɪ feɪʃnt /‚tju adj. causing to swell …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8tumefacient — tu·me·fa·cient …

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  • 9tumefacient — /tjuməˈfeɪʃənt/ (say tyoohmuh fayshuhnt) adjective tumefying; swelling. {Latin tumefaciens, present participle, tumefying} …

  • 10Expansion — (Roget s Thesaurus) &LT; N PARAG:Expansion &GT;N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 expansion expansion Sgm: N 1 increase increase &c. 35 of size Sgm: N 1 enlargement enlargement extension augmentation Sgm: N 1 amplification amplification …

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