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EFFLORESCENCE
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efflorescence
n.
flowering, blossoming
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Efflorescence
In chemistry, efflorescence (which means "to flower out" in French) is the loss of water (or a solvent) of crystallization from a hydrated or solvated salt to the atmosphere on exposure to air.
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efflorescence
Noun
1. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
(synonym) flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, flush
(hypernym) time period, period of time, period
(hyponym) golden age
2. any red eruption of the skin
(synonym) rash, roseola, skin rash
(hypernym) eruption
(hyponym) prickly heat, heat rash, miliaria
3. the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
(synonym) blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis
(hypernym) growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
(derivation) effloresce, burst forth
4. a powdery deposit on a surface
(synonym) bloom
(hypernym) crystallization, crystallisation, crystallizing
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efflorescence
nf.
efflorescence, flowering, blossoming
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Download this dictionary |
Efflorescence
(n.)
The powder or crust thus formed.
The powder or crust thus formed.
(n.)
The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc.
The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc.
(n.)
Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth.
Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth.
(n.)
A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash, measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc.
A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash, measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc.
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