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effervescence

ef·fer·ves·cence

UK/ˌɛf.əˈvɛs.əns/ US/ˌɛf.əɹˈvɛs.əns/ uncommon

noun

1.

the process of bubbling as gas escapes

2.

the property of giving off bubbles

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Origin

Borrowed from French effervescence. By surface analysis, ef- + Latin ferv- + -escence.

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