spumous

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Pronunciation

/ˈspjuːməs/

Definition of spumous

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

frothy or foamy; spumy

“The spumous and florid State which the Blood acquires in passing through the Lungs.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)poH(y)- Proto-Indo-European *(s)poHy-m-os Latin spūma Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der. Latin -ōsus Latin spūmōsusbor. Middle English spumous English spumous From Middle English spumous, from Latin spūmōsus.