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Effervesce v. i. (past & past part. effervesced; pres. part. effervescing)

To be in a state of natural ebullition; to bubble and hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid, when some part escapes in a gaseous form.

To exhibit, in lively natural expression, feelings that can not be repressed or concealed; as, to effervesce with joy or merriment.

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Etymology of 'Effervesce'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... part of the Downs near Winchester the vegetable mould overlying the chalk was found to be only from 3 to 4 inches in thickness; and the many castings here ejected were as black as ink and did not effervesce with acids; so that the worms must have confined themselves to this thin superficial layer of mould, of which large quantities were daily swallowed. In another place at no great distance the castings were white; and why the worms should have ...

— The Formation of Vegetable Mould through the action of worms with • Charles Darwin

... boil, effervesce plenty, abundance force, coerce clear, transparent sound, reverberate echo, reverberate toil, labor false, perfidious prove, verify join, unite join, annex try, endeavor carry, convey save, preserve save, rescue safe, secure poor, ...

— The Century Vocabulary Builder • Creever & Bachelor

... effervesce with an acid. The salts give a yellow precipitate with platinum chloride, and a white precipitate with tartaric acid. They are not dissipated by heat, and give a violet colour to the deoxidizing flame of the blowpipe. Stains on dark clothing ...

— Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology • W. G. Aitchison Robertson

Words linked to "Effervesce" : sparkle, froth, lather, effervescent, bubble, seethe, foam, form bubbles