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The answer EFFLORESCENCE has 4 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of efflorescence in various dictionaries:
noun - the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
noun - any red eruption of the skin
noun - the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
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| "Blooming" — a euphemism to express anger over learning not one ology |
| The production of flowers |
| The production of flowers; powdery surface crust |
| Flowering |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Jan 2 2011 The Times - Concise |
| Feb 1 2010 The Times - Cryptic |
| Aug 18 2006 The Times - Concise |
| Aug 18 2004 The Telegraph - Quick |
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| A whitish, powdery deposit on the surface of rocks or soil in dry regions. It is formed as mineral-rich water rises to the surface through capillary action and then evaporates. bEfflorescenceb usually consists of gypsum, salt, or calcite. |
| The formation of a powdery deposit on the surface of brickwork, rock, or other material as a result of loss of moisture on exposure to air. |
| Rapid growth or development. |
| the period when flowers start to appear on a plant |
| the production of a lot of art, especially of a high quality |
| a powdery deposit on a surface |
| any red eruption of the skin |
| the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms |
| the period of greatest prosperity or productivity |
| Botany A state or time of flowering anthesis. |
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In chemistry, efflorescence (which means "to flower out" in French) is the migration of a salt to the surface of a porous material, where it forms a coating. The essential process involves the dissolving of an internally held salt in water, or occasionally in another solvent. The water, with the salt now held in solution, migrates to the surface, then evaporates, leaving a coating of the salt. * In what has been described as "primary efflorescence," the water is the invader and the salt was already present internally. Some people describe a reverse process, where the salt is originally present externally and is then carried inside in solution, as "secondary efflorescence." However, others would give this latter phenomenon another name entirely. * Efflorescences can occur in natural and built environments. On porous construction materials it may present a cosmetic outer problem only (primary efflorescence causing staining), but can sometimes indicate internal structural weakness (migration/ |
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