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Effervescency

{

Efˊfer-ves′cence

,

Efˊfer-ves′cen-cy

, }
Noun.
[Cf. F.
effervescence
.]
A kind of natural ebullition; that commotion of a fluid which takes place when some part of the mass flies off in a gaseous form, producing innumerable small bubbles;
as, the
effervescence
of a carbonate with citric acid
.

Definition 2024


effervescency

effervescency

English

Noun

effervescency (countable and uncountable, plural effervescencies)

  1. (archaic) effervescence