2. (Med.)
Defn: A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash, measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc.
3. (Chem.) (a) The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc. (b) The powder or crust thus formed.
EFFLORESCENCY
Ef`flo*res"cen*cy, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being efflorescent; efflorescence.
EFFLORESCENT Ef`flo*res"cent, a. Etym: [F. efflorescent, L. efflorescens, -entis, blooming, p. pr. of efflorescere. See Effloresce, v. i.]
1. That effloresces, or is liable to effloresce on exposure; as, an efflorescent salt.
2. Covered with an efflorescence.
EFFLOWER
Ef*flow"er, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. effleurer.] (Leather Making)
Defn: To remove the epidermis of (a skin) with a concave knife, blunt in its middle part, — as in making chamois leather.