effervescence

Scientific  

/ ĕf′ər-vĕs′əns /

1. 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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Example Sentences

Quan’s natural effervescence, however, gave his characters an energy and spirit that defied the expectation that these geeks had to be timid or socially awkward.

From Salon

Those familiar with that Mike Leigh film are aware that Poppy’s level of effervescence can border on the uncomfortable.

From The Wall Street Journal

“They are usually fermented a little more naturally. They have a lighter flavor — almost a little effervescence too,” she explained.

From Salon

"It just comes from, like, the most infectiously joyful, wild, dramatic place I was in in my life... and so that effervescence has come through on this record," she said.

From BBC

Raw, it has a crisp bite, with a licorice flavor that is somewhere between anise and the effervescence of a lemon-lime soda: refreshing, cool, neutralizing.

From Salon