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   Foam

   /fōm/

   

   noun

   • 1. a mass of small bubbles formed on or in liquid, typically by agitation or fermentation: "a beer with a thick head of foam"
   • ▪ a mass of small bubbles formed from saliva or sweat.
   • ▪ a thick preparation containing many small bubbles: "shaving cream (foam type) does a fine job on my beard"
   • ▪ a lightweight form of rubber or plastic made by solidifying liquid foam: "foam rubber"
   • ▪ the sea: "Venus rising from the foam"

   verb

   • 1. form or produce a mass of small bubbles; froth: "the sea foamed beneath them"

   Word Origin Old Englishfām (noun), fǣman (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Old High German feim (noun), feimen (verb).

   Derivatives

   • 1. foamless adjective

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   How is foam formed?

   • Foam consists of a mass of small bubbles that are formed when air and a liquid are mixed together. The water curved round the rocks in great bursts of foam. Foam is used to refer to various kinds of manufactured products which have a soft, light texture like a thick liquid. ...shaving foam.

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   • A foam is a suspension of a gas in a liquid or solid. The foam is formed by mixing the aqueous solution containing the fluorochemical surfactant with a gas such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen. Air bubbles through the liquid and forms a foam . A foam is a suspension of a gas in a liquid or solid. Collins COBUILD Key Words for Chemical Engineering.

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   • apply foam to: to foam a runway before an emergency landing. to insulate with foam. to make (plastic, metal, etc.) into a foam. Idioms foam at the mouth, to be extremely or uncontrollably angry. foam′er, n. 1. froth, spume, head, fizz; scum. In Lists: Soap, Packaging, more... Synonyms: bubbles, lather, spume, froth, more...

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   1 (also foam rubber) [uncountable] a soft, light, rubber material, full of small holes, that is used for seats, mattresses, etc. a foam mattress foam packaging Definitions on the go Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Daily life, Hair & beauty foam1 /fəʊm $ foʊm/ noun [uncountable] 1 (also foam rubber) a type of soft rubber with a lot of air in it, used in furniture a foam mattress 2 a mass of very small bubbles on the surface of a liquid SYN froth The sea was covered in foam. 3 a substance ...

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   foam in American English. (foum) noun. 1. a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc. foam on a glass of beer. 2. the froth of perspiration, caused by great exertion, formed on the skin of a horse or other animal. 3.

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