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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
efflorescence
n 1: the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn:
{flower}, {prime}, {peak}, {heyday}, {bloom}, {blossom},
{efflorescence}, {flush}]
2: any red eruption of the skin [syn: {rash}, {roseola},
{efflorescence}, {skin rash}]
3: the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
[syn: {blossoming}, {flowering}, {florescence},
{inflorescence}, {anthesis}, {efflorescence}]
4: a powdery deposit on a surface [syn: {efflorescence},
{bloom}]
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