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effloresce verb

  /-flɒ-/ , /ˌɛfləˈɹɛs/
  • Of a salt: to seep through some material (bricks, concrete, earth, rock, etc.) in a dissolved state, and then crystallize on a surface in a powdery form.
 effleurir

efflorescence noun

  /ˌɛfləˈɹɛsəns/
  • (chemistry) 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.
  • (botany) The production of flowers.
  • (metaphorical) Rapid flowering of a culture or civilisation etc.
 efflorescence
  • (pathology) A redness, rash, or eruption on the skin.
 efflorescence, irruption
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