Efflorescence

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [wn]:

  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}]