efflorescence : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: efflorescence	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for efflorescence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
efflorescence n the period of greatest prosperity or productivity [syn: flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush] any red eruption of the skin Synonym(s): rash, roseola, efflorescence, skin rash the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms Synonym(s): blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence a powdery deposit on a surface Synonym(s): efflorescence, bloom
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Efflorescence \Ef`flo*res"cence\, n. [F. efflorescence.] 1. (Bot.) Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth. 2. (Med.) A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash, measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc. 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.