Efflorescent
[ef-luh-res-uh nt] /ˌɛf ləˈrɛs ənt/
adjective
1.
efflorescing; blossoming.
2.
Chemistry.
adj.
1818, from Latin efflorescentem (nominative efflorescens), present participle of efflorescere (see effloresce).
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