efflorescent
[ef-luh-res-uh nt]
adjective
efflorescing; blossoming.
Chemistry.
- subject to efflorescence.
- covered with or forming an efflorescence.
Origin of efflorescent
1810–20; < Latin efflōrēscent- (stem of efflōrēscēns), present participle of efflōrēscere to effloresce; see -ent
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Related Words for efflorescent
decorative, budding, coming, outgoing, rising, appearing, developing, emanant, emanating, blooming, flowery, sylvan, verdant, botanic, dendritic, herbaceousExamples from the Web for efflorescent
Historical Examples of efflorescent
In nothing is it akin to Isabella's efflorescent Plateresque-Gothic.
Heroic SpainElizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
By careful evaporation, efflorescent prismatic crystals may be obtained, soluble in 41⁄2 parts of water.
And then the long hotel piazza came in view, efflorescent with the full-toiletted fair.
Tales of the ArgonautsBret Harte
Their ordinary speech was ornate and efflorescent, throwing itself out in simile and hyperbole.
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St LukeHenry Burton
To be so near the reality, the literal flesh and blood of what had been a long series of efflorescent dreams, quite stirred him.
John Ermine of the YellowstoneFrederic Remington
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper