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Webster 1913 Edition

Efflorescent

Efˊflo-res′cent

,
Adj.
[F.
efflorescent
, L.
efflorescens
,
-entis
, blooming, p. pr. of
efflorescere
. See
Effloresce
,
Verb.
I.
]
1.
That effloresces, or is liable to effloresce on exposure;
as, an
efflorescent
salt
.
2.
Covered with an efflorescence.

Webster 1828 Edition

Efflorescent

EFFLORES'CENT

,
Adj.
Shooting into white threads or spiculae; forming a white dust on the surface.

Definition 2024

efflorescent

efflorescent

English

Adjective

efflorescent ‎(comparative more efflorescent, superlative most efflorescent)

  1. bursting into flower
  2. growing at a rapid rate; flourishing.

Quotations

  • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:efflorescent.

Latin

Verb

efflōrēscent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of efflōrēscō

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