defervesce

intransitive verb

de·​fer·​vesce

¦dē(ˌ)fər¦ves, 

¦defər-

-ed/-ing/-s

: to undergo defervescence

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from defervescence

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Rhymes for defervesce

• abs
• acquiesce
• ancestress
• authoress
• coalesce
• decompress
• dispossess
• faithfulness
• letterpress
• mayoress
• murderess
• nonetheless