efflorescent
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin efflōrēscēns.[1] Compare French efflorescent. By surface analysis, effloresce + -ent.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛsənt
Adjective
[edit]efflorescent (comparative more efflorescent, superlative most efflorescent)
- Bursting into flower.
- Growing at a rapid rate; flourishing.
- Forming a white dust or efflorescence on the surface.
Quotations
[edit]- For quotations using this term, see Citations:efflorescent.
References
[edit]- ^ “efflorescent, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]efflorescent (feminine efflorescente, masculine plural efflorescents, feminine plural efflorescentes)
References
[edit]- ^ “efflorescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
[edit]Verb
[edit]efflōrēscent
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