spumescent
pronunciation
How to pronounce spumescent in British English: UK [spjʊ'mesənt]
How to pronounce spumescent in American English: US [spjʊ'mesənt]
Word Origin
- spumescent (adj.)
- "foaming, frothing," 1856, from Latin spumescentem (nominative spumescens), present participle of spumescere "grow frothy," from spuma (see spume) + inchoative suffix -escere.