efflorescence
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efflorescence
- /ˌɛfləˈɹɛsəns/
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Borrowed from French efflorescence, from Latin efflōrēscō (from ex- (“out”) + flōrēscō (“to blossom”)) + -ence. By surface analysis, effloresce + -ence.
noun efflorescences
- The production of flowers.
- Rapid flowering of a culture or civilisation etc. […] for it could not be expected that a class condemned to increasing degradation of mind and body would be able to bring about the greatest revolution in history, including not only economic changes but the efflorescence of art and civilization.
- The formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere.
- An encrustation of soluble salts, commonly white, deposited on the surface of stone, brick, plaster, or mortar; usually caused by free alkalies leached from mortar or adjacent concrete as moisture moves through it.
- An encrustation of soluble salts, deposited on rock or soil by evaporation; often found in arid or geothermal environments. I’d hoped that when the black hole of the Donald Trump presidency ended, redirected energy might allow for a cultural efflorescence. So far that hasn’t happened.
- A redness, rash, or eruption on the skin.
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noun production of flowers
| Français | efflorescence |
|---|---|
| Italiano | efflorescenza |
| Ελληνικά | άνθηση ánthisi, εξάνθηση exánthisi |
| Română | eflorescență |
noun rapid flowering of a culture
| Français | efflorescence |
|---|---|
| Italiano | efflorescenza |
| Ελληνικά | άνθηση ánthisi |
| Română | eflorescență |
noun formation of a powdery surface
| Français | efflorescence |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Ausblühung, Effloreszenz |
| Italiano | efflorescenza |
| Română | eflorescență |
noun eruption on the skin
| Français | efflorescence, irruption |
|---|---|
| Italiano | efflorescenza |
| Ελληνικά | εξάνθημα exánthima |
| Română | eflorescență |
Talk about this word "efflorescence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/efflorescence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. efflorescence. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/efflorescence "efflorescence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/efflorescence.Cite this
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