† eˈffervency Obs.
[f. L. effervent-em, pr. pple. of effervĕre to boil up or over: see -ency.]
The condition of being overheated, of issuing forth in a heated state.
| 1670 E. R. Ne Plus Ultra 105 Effervency of that [blood] in the heart. 1670 J. Claridge Sheph. Banbury's Rules (1744) 33 When they [fulminating matters] are burst forth and floating in the air, they [cold winds] hinder their effervency [in thunderstorms]. 1681 [see effervescency]. |