"efflorescence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɛfləˈɹɛsəns/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-efflorescence.wav Forms: efflorescences [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French efflorescence, from Latin efflōrēscō, which was from ex- (“out”) + flōrēscō (“to blossom”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|efflorescence}} Borrowed from French efflorescence, {{der|en|la|efflōrēscō}} Latin efflōrēscō, {{af|la|ex-|flōrēscō|nocat=1|t1=out|t2=to blossom}} ex- (“out”) + flōrēscō (“to blossom”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} efflorescence (countable and uncountable, plural efflorescences)
  1. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (formation of a powdery surface): eflorescència (Catalan), forvitring (Danish), efflorescence (French), Ausblühung [feminine] (German), aaneq (Greenlandic), efflorescenza (Italian), eflorescență [feminine] (Romanian), halintubig (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-efflorescence-en-noun-nZ-XHbhq Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -escence, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Greenlandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -escence: 20 13 26 21 12 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 9 23 19 9 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 9 30 25 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 25 10 25 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 37 7 22 18 11 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 11 24 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 10 24 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 30 13 21 21 10 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greenlandic translations: 25 10 24 21 15 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 10 24 21 15 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 25 10 25 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 24 10 25 21 15 5 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'formation of a powdery surface': 72 5 11 8 2 2
  2. (botany) The production of flowers. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany Translations (production of flowers): efflorescence (French), άνθηση (ánthisi) [feminine] (Greek), εξάνθηση (exánthisi) [feminine] (Greek), efflorescenza (Italian), eflorescență [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-efflorescence-en-noun-uFEvGPxY Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -escence, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -escence: 20 13 26 21 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 11 24 21 15 5 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'production of flowers': 1 93 1 2 2 1
  3. (construction) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Construction
    Sense id: en-efflorescence-en-noun-9khJndYG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -escence, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greenlandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 10 29 23 11 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -escence: 20 13 26 21 12 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 10 34 22 10 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 9 30 25 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 25 10 25 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 11 24 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 10 24 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greenlandic translations: 25 10 24 21 15 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 10 24 21 15 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 25 10 25 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 24 10 25 21 15 5 Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
  4. (geology) An encrustation of soluble salts, deposited on rock or soil by evaporation; often found in arid or geothermal environments. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-efflorescence-en-noun-Y7gv7yUN Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -escence, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greenlandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -escence: 20 13 26 21 12 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 9 30 25 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 25 10 25 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 11 24 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 10 24 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greenlandic translations: 25 10 24 21 15 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 10 24 21 15 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 25 10 25 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 24 10 25 21 15 5 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  5. (figurative) Rapid flowering of a culture or civilisation etc. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable Translations (rapid flowering of a culture): efflorescence (French), άνθηση (ánthisi) [feminine] (Greek), efflorescenza (Italian), eflorescență [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-efflorescence-en-noun-x7leQw2R Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -escence, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greenlandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -escence: 20 13 26 21 12 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 9 30 25 11 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 25 10 25 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 11 24 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 10 24 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greenlandic translations: 25 10 24 21 15 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 10 24 21 15 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 25 10 25 21 15 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 24 10 25 21 15 5 Disambiguation of 'rapid flowering of a culture': 4 5 9 6 71 5
  6. (pathology) A redness, rash, or eruption on the skin. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pathology Translations (eruption on the skin): eflorescència [feminine] (Catalan), efflorescence (French), irruption [feminine] (French), εξάνθημα (exánthima) [neuter] (Greek), efflorescenza (Italian), eflorescență [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-efflorescence-en-noun-jjBNP3Rh Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Disambiguation of 'eruption on the skin': 4 0 32 4 2 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: effloresce, efflorescent

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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