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defervescence — noun Etymology: German Deferveszenz, from Latin defervescent , defervescens, present participle of defervescere to stop boiling, from de + fervescere to begin to boil more at effervesce Date: 1866 the subsidence of a fever … New Collegiate Dictionary
defervescence — defervescent, adj. /dee feuhr ves euhns, def euhr /, n. Med. abatement of fever. [1715 25; < G Deferveszenz < L defervesc(ent ) (s. of defervescens, prp. of defervescere, equiv. to de DE + fervescere to begin to boil) + ENCE; see EFFERVESCENT] *… … Universalium
défervescence — [ defɛrvesɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1870; du lat. defervescere « cesser de bouillonner » 1 ♦ Chim. Diminution de l effervescence. 2 ♦ (1877) Méd. Chute progressive de la fièvre au cours d une maladie aiguë, qui annonce la convalescence. ● défervescence nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
defervescence — [dē΄fər ves′əns, def΄ərves′əns] n. [Ger defervescenz (first used by K. A. Wunderlich, 1815 77, Ger physician) < L defervescens, prp. of defervescere, to cool off, orig. stop boiling < de , down, DE + fervescere, to grow hot: see EFFERVESCE] … English World dictionary
de|fer|ves|cence — «DEE fuhr VEHS uhns, DEHF uhr », noun. the abatement of fever; decrease in body temperature in recovering from fever. ╂[< German Deferveszenz < Latin dēfervēscens, present participle of dēfervēscere to cool down < dē down + fervēscere… … Useful english dictionary
