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tumefacient
[ too-muh-fey-shuhnt, tyoo- ]
adjective
- tumefying; causing to swell.
tumefacient
/ ˌtjuːmɪˈfeɪʃɪənt /
adjective
- producing or capable of producing swelling
a tumefacient drug
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tumefacient1
1880–85; < Latin tumefacient-, stem of tumefaciēns (present participle of tumefacere “to cause to swell”). See tumefy, -facient ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tumefacient1
C16: from Latin tumefacere to cause to swell, from tumēre to swell + facere to cause
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