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1. (n.) efflorescence
the state or a period of flowering.
2. efflorescence
an example or result of growth and development.
3. efflorescence
the act or process of efflorescing.
4. efflorescence
the resulting powdery substance or incrustation.
5. efflorescence
a rash or eruption of the skin.
Etymology: (1620–30; < F < ML)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
2. (noun) rash, roseola, efflorescence, skin rash
any red eruption of the skin
3. (noun) blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
4. (noun) efflorescence, bloom
a powdery deposit on a surface
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) efflorescence
flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth
2. (noun) efflorescence
a redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash, measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc
3. (noun) efflorescence
the formation of the whitish powder or crust on the surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc
4. (noun) efflorescence
the powder or crust thus formed
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. efflorescence
The appearance of a dry salt upon the walls of a vessel containing a solution above the normal water-line from evaporation of a liquid. It appears in battery jars and in battery carbons, in the latter interfering with the electrical connections, and oxidizing or rusting them. (See Creeping.)
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