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ef|flo|res|cence
ef|flo|res|cence «EHF l REHS uhns, -loh-», noun.
1. the act or process of bursting into bloom; a flowering.
2. the state or period of flowering: »

Figurative. The efflorescence of romantic music occurred during the 1800's. Figurative. The development of sensational popular journalism coincided with the efflorescence of political and intellectual populism (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).

3. a mass of flowers.
4. Figurative. anything like a mass of flowers: »

... a detestable human efflorescence upon what would otherwise have been good pasture (H. G. Wells).

5. Chemistry. a) a change that occurs when crystals lose their water of crystallization and become powder. b) the powder formed in this way. c) the deposit formed in this way. d) the formation of a crusty deposit when water evaporates from a solution.
6. an eruption on the skin; rash.

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  • flo|res|cence — «fl REHS uhns, floh », noun. 1. the act of blossoming. 2. the condition of blossoming. 3. the period of blossoming. 4. flowers. ╂[< New Latin florescentia < Latin flōrēscere begin to flower < flōrēre to flower, flourish < flōs, flōris …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|flo|res|cence — «IHN fl REHS uhns, floh », noun. 1. a) the way in which the flowers of a plant are arranged on the stem or axis and in relation to each other; the flowering system; anthotaxy. The two fundamental types of inflorescence are determinate and… …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|flo|res|cence — «REE fl REHS uhns, floh », noun. a blossoming again …   Useful english dictionary

  • flo — flo·re·at·ed; flo·ren·cée; flo·res; flo·res·cence; flo·res·cent; flo·ret·ed; flo·ri·at·ed; flo·ri·a·tion; flo·ri·bun·da; flo·ri·can; flo·ri·cul·tur·al; flo·ri·cul·ture; flo·ri·cul·tur·ist; flo·rid·e·ae; flo·rid·i·ana; flo·rid·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • res — ac·ri·do·the·res; ad·u·la·res·cence; an·ti·res·o·nance; api·ko·res; ar·bo·res·cence; ar·bo·res·cent; ar·res·ta·tion; ar·res·tive; ba·res·ma; be·res·o·vite; cal·o·res·cence; car·dio·res·pi·ra·to·ry; cath·o·do·flu·o·res·cence; clam·a·to·res;… …   English syllables

  • cence — acau·les·cence; ac·cres·cence; ac·qui·es·cence; ad·ja·cence; ad·o·les·cence; ad·u·la·res·cence; al·ka·les·cence; an·o·do·lu·mi·nes·cence; ar·bo·res·cence; be·nef·i·cence; cal·o·res·cence; can·des·cence; cath·o·do·flu·o·res·cence;… …   English syllables

  • florescence — flo•res•cence [[t]flɔˈrɛs əns, floʊ , flə [/t]] n. bot the act, state, or period of flowering; bloom • Etymology: 1785–95; < L flōrēsc(ēns), der. of flōs flower flo•res′cent, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • florescence — flo·res·cence …   English syllables

  • efflorescence — ef·flo·res·cence …   English syllables

  • efflorescence — ef·flo·res·cence .ef lə res ən(t)s n 1) the process of efflorescing also the powder or crust so formed 2) a redness of the skin or an eruption (as in a rash) ef·flo·res·cent ənt adj * * * ef·flo·res·cence (ef″lo resґəns) [L.… …   Medical dictionary

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