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effervescent
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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- The mixture, which was at first of a reddish hue, began, in proportion as the crystals melted, to brighten in colour, to effervesce audibly, and to throw off small fumes of vapour.†
p. 78.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(effervescent as in: effervescent drink) of a liquid: giving off bubbles (fizzy like a Coke)
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(2)
(effervescent as in: effervescent personality) of a person: lively and high-spirited
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, effervescent can refer to a liquid that gives off a light spray as bubbles burst such in a bubble bath or some ocean waves.