2 definitions
for efflorescence
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Efflorescence \Ef`flo*res"cence\, n. [F. efflorescence.]
1. (Bot.) Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of
flowers; blowth.
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2. (Med.) A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash,
measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc.
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3. (Chem.)
(a) The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the
surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc.
(b) The powder or crust thus formed.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
efflorescence
n 1: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: flower,
prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, flush]
2: any red eruption of the skin [syn: rash, roseola, skin
rash]
3: the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
[syn: blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence,
anthesis]
4: a powdery deposit on a surface [syn: bloom]
