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Effervescence
Definition of Effervescence
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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Thesaurus Reference for Effervescence
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effervescence - the process of bubbling as gas escapes natural action , natural process , action , activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" |
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effervescence - the property of giving off bubbles bubbliness , frothiness gaseousness - having the consistency of a gas |
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Effervescence Found in Literature
The Sea Wolf by Jack London
It is the bribe for living, the champagne of the blood, the effervescence of the ferment--that makes some men think holy thoughts, and other men to see God or to create him when they cannot see him.
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
This effervescence made her flit with a bird-like movement, rather than walk by her mother's side.
The Posthumous Papers Of The Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens
The deputy-shepherd seemed by no means best pleased with Sam's arrival; and when the first effervescence of the compliment had subsided, even Mrs.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Franz and Emil are jolly little lads, quite after my own heart, for the mixture of German and American spirit in the produces a constant state of effervescence.
House Of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The effervescence of youth and passion, and the fresh gloss of the intellect and imagination, endow them with a false brilliancy, which makes fools of themselves and other people.
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