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ef·fer·vesce

(ĕf′ər-vĕs′)

intr.v. ef·fer·vesced, ef·fer·vesc·ing, ef·fer·vesc·es

1. To emit small bubbles of gas, as a carbonated or fermenting liquid.

2. To escape from a liquid as bubbles; bubble up.

3. To show high spirits or animation.

[Latin effervēscere : ex-, up, out; see ex- + fervēscere, to start boiling, inchoative of fervēre, to boil; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

ef′fer·ves′cence, ef′fer·ves′cen·cy n.

ef′fer·ves′cent adj.

ef′fer·ves′cent·ly adv.

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ef·fer·ves·cence

(ĕf′ər-vĕs′əns)

The bubbling of a solution due to the escape of gas. The gas may form by a chemical reaction, as in a fermenting liquid, or by coming out of solution after having been under pressure, as in a carbonated drink.

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effervescence

The production of bubbles which rise to the surface in a liquid.

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Noun	1.	effervescence - the process of bubbling as gas escapes natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
	2.	effervescence - the property of giving off bubbles bubbliness, frothiness gaseousness - having the consistency of a gas

effervescence

noun

1. liveliness, enthusiasm, excitement, vitality, animation, exuberance, high spirits, buoyancy, exhilaration, gaiety, brio, zing (informal), vivacity, ebullience, vim (slang), pizzazz or pizazz (informal) a man of great effervescence and magnetism

2. bubbling, sparkle, foam, foaming, fizz, ferment, froth, frothing, fermentation drink bottled water without natural or added effervescence

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Translations

إنْفِعال، هَيَجان الأفْكار

brusenperlen

Schäumen

effervescence

gos; glaîværî

effervescenza

bobling brusing mussering skumming

köpürme

冒泡

effervescence

[ˌefəˈvesns] N → efervescencia f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

effervescence

[ˌɛfə^rˈvɛs^əns] n [person] → entrain m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

effervescence

n (lit) → Sprudeln nt; (fig) → Überschäumen nt, → überschäumendes Temperament

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

effervescence

[ˌɛfəˈvɛsns] n → effervescenza

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effervesce

(efəˈves) verb

to give off bubbles of gas; to fizz. The champagne effervesced in the glasses.

ˌefferˈvescence noun

ˌefferˈvescent adjective

effervescence

n. efervescencia, producción de burbujas.

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