Efflorescence

//ˌɛfləˈɹɛsəns//

Synonyms for "efflorescence" (41 found)

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Closest matches (9)

air pollution blossoming blow bran crumb

Noun(4 words)

anthesis bloom blossom blossoming

Strong matches (12)

dust eruption fallout farina filings flour flower full bloom

Noun(4 words)

florescence flower flowering flush

Related words (20)

grit groat hives lint meal powder prickly heat rash rasping sawdust smut soot unfolding

Noun(7 words)

heyday inflorescence peak prime rash roseola skin rash

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

13 entries

crystallisation crystallization crystallizing development eruption growing growth maturation ontogenesis ontogeny period period of time time period

Synonyms

3 entries

blossoming flower rash

derived

2 entries

effloresce efflorescent

has context

6 entries

botany chemistry construction geology metaphorical pathology

is a

1 entries

crystallization

related to

20 entries

alkalies anhydrous atmosphere bound civilisation crystal culture encrustation erupt evaporation flower geothermal hydrate leached rash red

Showing 16 of 20 words.

Translations

33 translations across 13 languages.

Catalan

2 entries

eflorescència noun (formation of a powdery surface)
eflorescència noun (eruption on the skin)

Danish

1 entries

forvitring noun (formation of a powdery surface)

French

4 entries

efflorescence noun (formation of a powdery surface)
efflorescence noun (production of flowers)
efflorescence noun (rapid flowering of a culture)
efflorescence noun (eruption on the skin)

German

2 entries

Ausblühung noun (formation of a powdery surface)
Effloreszenz noun (formation of a powdery surface)

Greek

4 entries

άνθηση noun (production of flowers)
άνθηση noun (rapid flowering of a culture)
εξάνθημα noun (eruption on the skin)
εξάνθηση noun (production of flowers)

Greenlandic

1 entries

aaneq noun (formation of a powdery surface)

Indonesian

1 entries

eflorensensi noun (eruption on the skin)

Italian

4 entries

efflorescenza noun (formation of a powdery surface)
efflorescenza noun (production of flowers)
efflorescenza noun (rapid flowering of a culture)
efflorescenza noun (eruption on the skin)

Polish

4 entries

kwitnienie noun (production of flowers)
rozkwit noun (production of flowers)
rozkwit noun (rapid flowering of a culture)
wykwit noun (eruption on the skin)

Romanian

4 entries

eflorescență noun (formation of a powdery surface)
eflorescență noun (production of flowers)
eflorescență noun (rapid flowering of a culture)
eflorescență noun (eruption on the skin)

Sicilian

1 entries

salamastru noun (formation of a powdery surface)

Tagalog

1 entries

halintubig noun (formation of a powdery surface)

Turkish

3 entries

çiçek noun (formation of a powdery surface)
çiçek noun (rapid flowering of a culture)
çiçek noun (eruption on the skin)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

1919, a time when African American hopes for a just future following their service in World War I were dashed by violent reassertions of white supremacy, including the efflorescence and expansion of the KKK into the Midwestern and northwestern U.S.

Source: wiktionary

I’d hoped that when the black hole of the Donald Trump presidency ended, redirected energy might allow for a cultural efflorescence. So far that hasn’t happened.

Source: wiktionary

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