efflorescent
[ ef-luh-res-uh nt ]
/ ˌɛf ləˈrɛs ənt /
adjective
efflorescing; blossoming.
Chemistry.
- subject to efflorescence.
- covered with or forming an efflorescence.
Origin of efflorescent
1810–20; < Latin
efflōrēscent- (stem of
efflōrēscēns), present participle of
efflōrēscere to
effloresce; see
-ent
Words nearby efflorescent
effing,
effingham,
effleurage,
effloresce,
efflorescence,
efflorescent,
effluence,
effluent,
effluvium,
efflux,
effort