efflorescence
efflorescence
Definition
ef·flo·res·cence (-res′əns)
noun
- a flowering; blooming
- the time of flowering
- the peak or fulfillment, as of a career
- Chem.
- the changing of certain crystalline compounds to a whitish powder or powdery crust through loss of their water of crystallization
- the powder or crust thus formed
- Med. an eruption on the skin; rash or other skin lesion
Etymology: Fr < L efflorescens, prp. of efflorescere: see effloresce
ef′·flo·res′·cent adjective
efflorescence
Synonyms
efflorescence
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
Converse of object
- cause: This may result in moisture moving into previously dry structures or evaporating from previously unaffected surfaces, causing further salt efflorescence.
Adjective modifier
- cultural: He was immensely interested, in a reserved, low-key way, in the exotic cultural efflorescence around him.
- remarkable: At the same time, among the Okum there was a remarkable efflorescence and quite without parallel anywhere else among these three tribes.
Browse dictionary entries near efflorescence
- effloresce
- effigy
- -efficient
- efficient portfolio
- efficient market
- efficient
- efficiency apartment
- efficiency
- efficacy
- efficacious
- effluence
- effluent
- effluvium
- efflux
- effort
- effortless
- effrontery
- effulgence
- effulgent
- effuse
