noun
efflorescence
Efflorescence (noun) means the production of flowers.
noun
1
The production of flowers.
2
Rapid flowering of a culture or civilisation etc.
3
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.
4
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.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French efflorescence, from Latin efflōrēscō (from ex- (“out”) + flōrēscō (“to blossom”)) + -ence. By surface analysis, effloresce + -ence.
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What is the meaning of efflorescence?
"efflorescence" (noun) means the production of flowers.
What are the different meanings of efflorescence?
"efflorescence" has 3 main meanings: 1. The production of flowers; 2. Rapid flowering of a culture or civilisation etc; 3. 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.