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• Effervescently

  [ef-er-ves-uh nt] /ˌɛf ərˈvɛs ənt/ adjective 1. ; bubbling. 2. vivacious; gay; lively; sparkling. /ˌɛfəˈvɛsənt/ adjective 1. (of a liquid) giving off bubbles of gas; bubbling 2. high-spirited; vivacious adj. 1680s, from Latin effervescentem (nominative effervescens), present participle of effervescere (see effervescence). Meaning “exuberant” is from 1833.

• Effervescent salt

  effervescent salt ef·fer·ves·cent salt (ěf’ər-věs’ənt) n. Any of the preparations made by adding sodium bicarbonate and tartaric and citric acids to a medicinally active salt.

• Effete

  [ih-feet] /ɪˈfit/ adjective 1. lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society. 2. exhausted of vigor or energy; worn out: an effete political force. 3. unable to produce; sterile. /ɪˈfiːt/ adjective 1. weak, ineffectual, or decadent as a result of overrefinement: an effete academic 2. exhausted of vitality or strength; worn out; spent […]

• Effeteness

  [ih-feet] /ɪˈfit/ adjective 1. lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent: an effete, overrefined society. 2. exhausted of vigor or energy; worn out: an effete political force. 3. unable to produce; sterile. /ɪˈfiːt/ adjective 1. weak, ineffectual, or decadent as a result of overrefinement: an effete academic 2. exhausted of vitality or strength; worn out; spent […]

• Efficacies

  [ef-i-kuh-see] /ˈɛf ɪ kə si/ noun, plural efficacies. 1. capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness: a remedy of great efficacy. /ˈɛfɪkəsɪ/ noun 1. the quality of being successful in producing an intended result; effectiveness n. 1520s, from Latin efficacia “efficacy, efficiency,” from efficax (genitive efficacis) “powerful, effective,” from stem of efficere “work […]

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