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efflorescence
noun ef·flo·res·cence \-ˈre-sən(t)s\
Definition of EFFLORESCENCE
1
a : the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower : blossoming <periods of … intellectual and artistic efflorescence — Julian Huxley> b : an instance of such development c : fullness of manifestation : culmination
2
: the period or state of flowering
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First Known Use of EFFLORESCENCE
1626
Medical Dictionary
efflorescence
noun ef·flo·res·cence \ˌef-lə-ˈres-ən(t)s\
Medical Definition of EFFLORESCENCE
1
: the process of efflorescing; also : the powder or crust so formed
2
: a redness of the skin or an eruption (as in a rash)
—ef·flo·res·cent \-ənt\ adjective
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