Efflorescence Definition & Meaning

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Efflorescence

Efflorescence Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Efflorescence? [n] a powdery deposit on a surface [n] the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [n] the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms [n] any red eruption of the skin Synonyms \| Synonyms for Efflorescence: anthesis \| bloom \| bloom \| blossom \| blossoming \| florescence \| flower \| flowering \| flush \| heyday \| inflorescence \| peak \| prime \| rash \| roseola \| skin rash Related Terms \| Find terms related to Efflorescence: See Also \| crystallisation \| crystallization \| crystallizing \| development \| eruption \| growing \| growth \| heat rash \| hives \| maturation \| miliaria \| nettle rash \| ontogenesis \| ontogeny \| period \| period of time \| prickly heat \| time period \| urticaria \| urtication Efflorescence In Webster's Dictionary \Ef`flo*res"cence\, n. [F. efflorescence.] 1. (Bot.) Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth. 2. (Med.) A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash, measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc. 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.

Efflorescence Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Efflorescence?

[n] a powdery deposit on a surface
[n] the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
[n] the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
[n] any red eruption of the skin

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Efflorescence In Webster's Dictionary

\Ef`flo*res"cence\, n. [F. efflorescence.]
1. (Bot.) Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of
   flowers; blowth.

2. (Med.) A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash,
   measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc.

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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