Etymology

spumescent

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Today it means: Resembling froth or foam; foaming. Full definition →

Latin spumescens
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  1. Latin · derived fromspumescens
  2. English todayspumescent

From Latin spumescens, p.pr. of spumescere (“to grow foamy”).

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