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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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"Effervesce" Quotes from Famous Books

... rock composed of sulphuric acid, lime, and water. It is usually a soft whitish-yellow rock, with a texture resembling that of loaf-sugar, but sometimes it is entirely composed of lenticular crystals. It is insoluble in acids, and does not effervesce like chalk and dolomite, because it does not contain carbonic acid gas, or fixed air, the lime being already combined with sulphuric acid, for which it has a stronger affinity than for any other. Anhydrous gypsum is a rare variety, into which water ...

— The Student's Elements of Geology • Sir Charles Lyell

... in the bath as an adjuvant to the water—not with the lime juice, of course, because they would effervesce or disagree. When lime or lemon juice is used, care should be taken, in the use of it, that it be not too strong: say, use two lemons, or one and a half limes if large, to a pail of water—as it will produce irritation on all of the tender parts of the person, and even ...

— Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party • Martin Robinson Delany

Words linked to "Effervesce" : effervescence, lather, sparkle, foam, form bubbles, seethe