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ef⋅fer⋅vesce

  [ef-er-ves]
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–verb (used without object), -vesced, -vesc⋅ing.
1. to give off bubbles of gas, as fermenting liquors.
2. to issue forth in bubbles.
3. to show enthusiasm, excitement, liveliness, etc.: The parents effervesced with pride over their new baby.
Origin:
1695–1705; < L effervēscere, equiv. to ef- ef- + ferv- hot (see fervent ) + -ēscere -esce

Related forms:
ef⋅fer⋅ves⋅cence, noun
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ef·fer·vesce   (ěf'ər-věs')   
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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Word Origin & History

effervescence 
1651, "the action of boiling up," from Fr. effervescence, from L. effervescere, from ex- "out" + fervescere "begin to boil," from fervere "be hot, boil" (see brew). Fig. sense is from 1748.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ef·fer·vesce
Pronunciation: "ef-&r-'ves
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -vesced; -vesc·ing
: to bubble, hiss, and foam as gas escapes —ef·fer·ves·cence /-'ves-&n(t)s/ noun —ef·fer·ves·cent /-&nt/ adjective
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effervescence   (ěf'ər-věs'əns)  Pronunciation Key 
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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