单词 | efflorescence |
释义 | efflorescence [´ef·lǝ`res·ǝns] BOTANY The period or process of flowering. CHEMISTRY The property of hydrated crystals to lose water of hydration and crumble when exposed to air. MATERIALS A crust of salts, usually white, that forms on the surface of stone, brick, plaster, or mortar because of leaching of free alkalies from adjacent concrete or mortar. MINERALOGY A whitish powder, consisting of one or several minerals produced as an encrustation on the surface of a rock in an arid region. Also known as bloom. |
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