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A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness.

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  1. n. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness.
  2. n. The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage of defervescence in pneumonia.
  3. 1. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat; lukewarmness. A defervescency in holy actions. Jer. Taylor. 2. (Med.) The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage of defervescence in pneumonia.