Definition of efflorescence Efflorescence

ef•flo•res•cence

We found 17 definitions of efflorescence from 5 different sources.

What does efflorescence mean?

Noun Plural: efflorescences
efflorescence - a powdery deposit on a surface
		bloom
efflorescence - the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
		flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, flush
		period of time, time period, period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
efflorescence - the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
		blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis
		ontogenesis, ontogeny, growing, maturation, growth, development (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state
efflorescence - any red eruption of the skin
		rash, roseola, skin rash
		eruption the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum
		heat rash, miliaria, prickly heat obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity

= synonym
= antonym
= related word

efflorescence (Noun)
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.
efflorescence (Noun)
The production of flowers.
efflorescence (Noun)
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.
efflorescence (Noun)
An encrustation of soluble salts, deposited on rock or soil by evaporation; often found in arid or geothermal environments.
efflorescence (Noun)
Metaphorical Rapid flowering of a culture or civilisation etc.
efflorescence (Noun)
A redness, rash, or eruption on the skin.

efflorescence (n.)
Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth.
efflorescence (n.)
A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash, measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc.
efflorescence (n.)
The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc.
efflorescence (n.)
The powder or crust thus formed.