EFFERVESCENCE

bubbliness, effervescence, frothiness

(noun) the property of giving off bubbles

effervescence

(noun) the process of bubbling as gas escapes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

effervescence (countable and uncountable, plural effervescences)

The escape of gas from solution in a liquid, especially the escape of carbon dioxide from a carbonated drink.

Vivacity.

Foment.

Source: Wiktionary


Ef`fer*ves"cence, Ef`fer*ves"cen*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. effervescence.]

Definition: A kind of natural ebullition; that commotion of a fluid which takes place when some part of the mass flies off in a gaseous form, producing innumerable small bubbles; as, the effervescence of a carbonate with citric acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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