What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Taxonomy vs Spumescent - What's the difference?

taxonomy | spumescent |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective spumescent is

(rare) resembling froth or foam; foaming.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    spumescent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) Resembling froth or foam; foaming.
  • * 1957 , , The Strangers Were There: Selected Stories , Macmillan, p. 79:
    • The snowfall had changed again, the flakes larger now and less insistent; they had a buoyant and spumescent quality.
  • * 1993 , Hjalmar Thesen, The Way Back: A Novel , ISBN 9780864862549, p. 146:
    • His eyes burned black with the intensity of their gaze over the hidden ravine below; over the thin, white waterfall, spumescent , blown into mist.
  • * 2008 , , The Reality Dysfunction , ISBN 9780316021807, online edition:
    • Then she screamed as a jet of spumescent gore slopped across the front of the paralysed fabric.

    Related terms

    * spumescence