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efflorescent
[ ef-luh-res-uhnt ]
/ ˌɛf ləˈrɛs ənt /
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adjective
efflorescing; blossoming.
Chemistry.
- subject to efflorescence.
- covered with or forming an efflorescence.
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Origin of efflorescent
1810–20; <Latin efflōrēscent- (stem of efflōrēscēns), present participle of efflōrēscere to effloresce; see -ent
Words nearby efflorescent
effing, Effingham, effleurage, effloresce, efflorescence, efflorescent, effluence, effluent, effluvium, efflux, effort
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