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Definition of: efflorescence
(ef′lô·res′əns, -lō-) noun
1. Bot. The time or act of flowering.
2. Pathol. A rash on the skin.
3. The process, act, or result of efflorescing.
4. A crystalline deposit on the surface of a mineral or on the face of a stone wall. Also ef′flo·res′cen·cy.
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