efflorescent
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ef·flo·res·cence
(ĕf′lə-rĕs′əns)n.
1. Botany A state or time of flowering.
2.
a. A gradual process of unfolding or developing.
b. The point or time of greatest vigor; the culmination. See Synonyms at bloom 1.
3. Chemistry
a. A deposit that results from the process of efflorescing. Also called bloom1.
b. The process of efflorescing.
4. Medicine Redness, a rash, or an eruption on the skin.
ef′flo·res′cent adj.
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Adj. 1. [画像:efflorescent - bursting into flower]efflorescent - bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees"
mature - having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell"
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efflorescent
adj (Chem) → ausblühend, effloreszierend (spec); (Bot) → aufblühend
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