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View synonyms for spumescent

spumescent

[ spyoo-mes-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. foamy; foamlike; frothy.


spumescent

/ spjuːˈmɛsənt /

adjective

  1. producing or resembling foam or froth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • spuˈmescence, noun
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Other Words From

  • spu·mescence noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spumescent1

First recorded in 1855–60; spume + -escent

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