swelling

Letters that make swelling

s, e, g, l, n, i, w are letters that make 'swelling'

Words within swelling

el, ell, well, Lin, ng, SW, EL, swell, li, in, ling, IN, Elli, In, Li are words within 'swelling'


3 possible definitions for 'swelling'

Swelling as "the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)"

Under this definition, swelling is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

intumescence, intumescency have the same meaning as 'swelling'

swelling as a type

'swelling' can be a type of chemical process, chemical change, chemical action.


Swelling as "something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings"

Under this definition, swelling is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bump, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, bulge, jut, excrescence, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, extrusion have the same meaning as 'swelling'

swelling as a type

'swelling' can be a type of projection.

Types of swelling

belly, wart, caput, snag, nub, mogul, frontal eminence, occipital protuberance, nubble are types of 'swelling'.

Derivatives of swelling

gibbous, bellied, bulk, protrude, bulge out, bug out, protuberate, bulge, pouch, hump, hunch over, come out, pop out, pop, start, crookback, bulging, hunch forward, hunch, crookbacked, humped, humpbacked, hunchbacked, kyphotic, protuberant, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, excrescent, bag are derivatives of 'swelling'.


Swelling as "an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement"

Under this definition, swelling is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

puffiness, lump have the same meaning as 'swelling'

swelling as a type

'swelling' can be a type of symptom, enlargement.

Types of swelling

intumescence, intumescency, hydrops, dropsy, bloat, spermatocele, bunion, edema, oedema, hematocele, haematocele, hematocoele, haematocoele, iridoncus, lymphogranuloma, oscheocele, oscheocoele, tumidity, tumidness are types of 'swelling'.

Derivatives of swelling

tumid, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce, swell, puffy, intumescent, tumescent, turgid are derivatives of 'swelling'.



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