spumiferous

English

Etymology

From Latin spūmifer. By surface analysis, spume +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous.

Adjective

spumiferous (comparative more spumiferous, superlative most spumiferous)

(obsolete, rare) Producing foam.
spumiferous agent

References

“spumiferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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