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spumescent

[ spyoo-mes-uhnt ]
/ spyuˈmɛs ənt /
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adjective
foamy; foamlike; frothy.
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Origin of spumescent

First recorded in 1855–60; spume + -escent

OTHER WORDS FROM spumescent

spu·mes·cence, noun

Words nearby spumescent

spue, spuggy, spuky, spumante, spume, spumescent, spumone, spun, spunbonded, spun-bonding, spun glass
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Words related to spumescent

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

British Dictionary definitions for spumescent

spumescent
/ (spjuːˈmɛsənt) /
adjective
producing or resembling foam or froth

Derived forms of spumescent

spumescence, noun
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