Added 9 October 2026
efflorescence
/ˌɛfləˈɹɛsəns/ noun
Latin root: efflōrēscō Wiktionary
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- The production of flowers.
- Rapid flowering of a culture or civilisation etc.
- The formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere.
Origin
Borrowed from French efflorescence, from Latin efflōrēscō (from ex- (“out”) + flōrēscō (“to blossom”)) + -ence. By surface analysis, effloresce + -ence.
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