intumescence
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In the reduction flame, upon charcoal, it is reduced to the metal with intumescence.
Carbonate of Soda dissolves it upon platinum wire in the oxidation flame with intumescence, to a clear bead, which appears milk-white after cooling.
However, I may tell you that the bird is simous; yblent in the sunlight, but withal strenuous-eyed; its blood inclined to intumescence.
From The O'Ruddy A Romance by Williams, C. D. (Charles D.)
Puff′iness, state of being puffy or turgid: intumescence; Puff′ing, the act of praising extravagantly.—adv.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Microcosmic salt dissolves the compounds of antimony in the flame of oxidation with intumescence, to a clear light-yellow colored bead, which when cold is colorless.