See Also: Boehm(dictionary)
Boehm, Theobald(encyclopedia)

effervesce (iou) and Boehm (iou)


effervesce (iou)



effervesce verb intrans. E18.
[Latin effervescere, from EF- + fervescere inceptive of fervere be hot, boil: see -ESCE.]
Break into violent chemical action. E-M18.
Give off bubbles of gas, esp. as a result of chemical action; bubble. L18.
b. Of a gas: issue in bubbles. M19.
fig. Show great excitement or enthusiasm; become lively or vivacious. M19.

Boehm (iou)



Boehm noun. M19.

Applied attrib. to a system of keys and fingering which B?hm invented, and to woodwind instruments (esp. flutes) which use this system.