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the sound of dissolved gas escaping to remind you something was once alive with pressure.

means the hiss and bubble of gas rapidly leaving a liquid, usually carbon dioxide making a break for freedom.

from echoic word from the 16th century, literally imitating the sound itself, related to old german fisen meaning to break wind quietly, which tells you exactly what kind of noise we're talking about.

for instance

champagne pournucleation sites on glass imperfections trigger the fizz

alka seltzer dropcitric acid and bicarbonate react on contact in water

mentos and colarough candy surface causes explosive co2 release in seconds

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