efflorescence
[ef-luh-res-uh ns]
noun
the state or a period of flowering.
an example or result of growth and development: These works are the efflorescence of his genius.
Chemistry.
- the act or process of efflorescing.
- the resulting powdery substance or incrustation.
Pathology. a rash or eruption of the skin.
Origin of efflorescence
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And all this efflorescence of sacred splendour was created, little by little, by her deft fingers.
The DreamEmile Zola
Commerce, then, is merely 'the efflorescence of our agriculture.'
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3)Leslie Stephen
The efflorescence and sore-throat were often met with separately.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)Charles Creighton
The surfaces of the slates were covered with an efflorescence of alum and sulphur.
The time for the efflorescence of some of the faculties is in early youth.
In the School-RoomJohn S. Hart
efflorescence
noun
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