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Synonyms for efflorescence

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ef-luh-res-uh ns
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛf ləˈrɛs əns

Définition of efflorescence

Origin :
  • 1620s, from French efflorescence, from Latin efflorescentem (nominative efflorescens), present participle of efflorescere (see effloresce).
  • noun blooming
Example sentences :
  • And all this efflorescence of sacred splendour was created, little by little, by her deft fingers.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Commerce, then, is merely 'the efflorescence of our agriculture.'
  • Extract from : « The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) » by Leslie Stephen
  • The efflorescence and sore-throat were often met with separately.
  • Extract from : « A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) » by Charles Creighton
  • The surfaces of the slates were covered with an efflorescence of alum and sulphur.
  • Extract from : « Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea » by John Franklin
  • The time for the efflorescence of some of the faculties is in early youth.
  • Extract from : « In the School-Room » by John S. Hart
  • Now, in this notion of "efflorescence" there is an element of truth.
  • Extract from : « The Color Line » by William Benjamin Smith
  • At the time of efflorescence the spadix is cut off and the pithy stem is tapped.
  • Extract from : « The Manbos of Mindano » by John M. Garvan
  • These, however, were the evidence of a second efflorescence in the spring.
  • Extract from : « Bolougne-Sur-Mer » by Reverend William Canon Fleming
  • Their little chambers showed no efflorescence of rime, with which all the surrounding earth was coated.
  • Extract from : « Bramble-bees and Others » by J. Henri Fabre
  • I remarked that the ground was covered in many places with an efflorescence of salt, and the plants were not numerous.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont

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