effervescence

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Scrabble points
26
Words With Friends
30
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/ˌɛfə(ɹ)ˈvɛsəns/

Definition of effervescence

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink.
  2. (countable, uncountable)Vivacity.
  3. (countable, uncountable)Foment.
    “We are in the habit of calling those bodies of men anarchal which are in a state of effervescence.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from French effervescence. By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escence.

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