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spumescent

[spyoo-mes-uh nt]
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adjective

foamy; foamlike; frothy.

RELATED WORDS

sudsy, lathery, barmy, boiling, creamy, ebullient, effervescent, fizzy, frothy, simmering, spumous, carbonated, fermented, scummy, seething, yeasty, bubbling, foamy, soapy, fizzing

Origin of spumescent

First recorded in 1855–60; spume + -escent
Related formsspu·mes·cence, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for spumescent

spumescent

adjective

producing or resembling foam or froth
Derived Formsspumescence, noun
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