Effervescence
[,efə'ves(ə)ns]
Definition
(n.) Alt. of Effervescency
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Bubbling, frothing, ebullition, fermentation.
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Examples
- After the effervescence has ceased, a taste of the liquid will show you that the lemon juice has lost its acid nature, and has acquired in exchange a salty taste. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- She did not again yield to any effervescence of glee; the infantine sparkle was exhaled for the night: she was soft, thoughtful, and docile. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The effervescence of boys on the street, wasted and perverted through neglect or persecution, was drained and applied to fine uses. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Soon after the completion of his college course, his whole nature was kindled into one intense and passionate effervescence of romantic passion. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The effervescence of wine in spring, or after carriage in warm weather, will at once be stopped. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- When these substances are dissolved in water and mixed, effervescence occurs, carbon dioxide escapes, and a solution of Rochelle salt remains. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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