Turgescent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Turgescent \Tur*ges"cent\, a. [L. turgescens, -entis, p. pr. of
     turgescere: cf. F. turgescent. See {Turgesce}.]
     Becoming turgid or inflated; swelling; growing big.
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