efflorescent
[ ef-luh-res-uhnt ]
adjective
efflorescing; blossoming.
Chemistry.
subject to efflorescence.
covered with or forming an efflorescence.
Origin of efflorescent
11810–20; <Latin efflōrēscent- (stem of efflōrēscēns), present participle of efflōrēscere to effloresce; see -ent
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How to use efflorescent in a sentence
To be so near the reality, the literal flesh and blood of what had been a long series of efflorescent dreams, quite stirred him.
John Ermine of the Yellowstone | Frederic RemingtonIt is sometimes efflorescent, sometimes crystallized, but oftener confusedly mixed with clay and sand.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreTheir edges should be smeared with candle-grease, to prevent the salt creeping over them by efflorescent vegetation.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreGilfoyle's forgotten affections came back to life, expanding and efflorescent.
We Can't Have Everything | Rupert HughesThis salt, in its efflorescent state, exists extensively in the limestone caves of Missouri and Arkansas.
Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
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