efflorescence

ef·flo·res·cence

E0050100 (ĕf′lə-rĕs′əns)n.1. Botany A state or time of flowering.2. a. A gradual process of unfolding or developing.b. The point or time of greatest vigor; the culmination. See Synonyms at bloom¹.3. Chemistry a. A deposit that results from the process of efflorescing. Also called bloom¹.b. The process of efflorescing.4. Medicine Redness, a rash, or an eruption on the skin.

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ef′flo·res′cent adj.

efflorescence

(ˌɛflɔːˈrɛsəns) n1. a bursting forth or flowering2. (Chemistry) chem geology a. the process of efflorescingb. the powdery substance formed as a result of this process, esp on the surface of rocks3. (Pathology) any skin rash or eruption ˌeffloˈrescent adj

ef•flo•res•cence

(ˌɛf ləˈrɛs əns)

n. 1. the state or a period of flowering. 2. an example or result of growth and development. 3. a. the act or process of efflorescing. b. the resulting powdery substance or incrustation. 4. a rash or eruption of the skin. [1620–30; < French < Medieval Latin] ef`flo•res′cent, adj.

ef·flo·res·cence

(ĕf′lə-rĕs′əns) A whitish, powdery deposit on the surface of rocks or soil in dry regions. It is formed as mineral-rich water rises to the surface through capillary action and then evaporates. Efflorescence usually consists of gypsum, salt, or calcite.

efflorescence

the process of flowering or blooming. — efflorescent, adj.See also: Flowers

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the property of a substance to yield up water through evaporation. Cf. deliquescence. See also processes. — efflorescent, adj.See also: Water

efflorescence

The way in which a hydrated crystal loses water of crystallization to the atmosphere, making its surface become powdery.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	efflorescence - the period of greatest prosperity or productivityflush, heyday, peak, prime, blossom, flower, bloomperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"golden age - a time period when some activity or skill was at its peak; "it was the golden age of cinema"
	2.	efflorescence - any red eruption of the skin rash, roseola, skin rasheruption - symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visibleheat rash, miliaria, prickly heat - obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidityhives, nettle rash, urticaria, urtication - an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
	3.	efflorescence - the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossomsanthesis, blossoming, florescence, flowering, inflorescencegrowing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
	4.	efflorescence - a powdery deposit on a surfacebloomcrystallisation, crystallization, crystallizing - the formation of crystals

efflorescence

nounA condition or time of vigor and freshness:bloom, blossom, florescence, flower, flush, prime.

Translations

efflorescente