spumescent

英 [spjuː'mesənt] 美
  • adj. 起泡沫的;泡沫状的

中文词源


spumescent 起泡的,起泡沫的

spume,泡沫,-escent,形容词后缀,词源同 adolescent.

英文词源


spumescent (adj.)
"foaming, frothing," 1856, from Latin spumescentem (nominative spumescens), present participle of spumescere "grow frothy," from spuma (see spume) + inchoative suffix -escere.

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