See Also: un-Latin(dictionary)
latin(medicine)
neo-latin(medicine)
Latin(1)(dictionary)
Latin(2)(dictionary)
Latin 2, adjective(dictionary)
Latin America(dictionary)
Latin American(dictionary)
Latin Quarter(dictionary)
INFRA, Latin(law)

effloresce (iou) and un-Latin (iou)


effloresce (iou)



effloresce verb intrans. L18.
[Latin efflorescere, from EF- + florescere inceptive of florere to blossom, from flor-, flos flower: see -ESCE.]
Bloom, burst out into or as into flower. L18.
a. Chemistry. Of a crystalline substance: turn to fine powder through loss of water or exposure to air. L18.
b. Of a salt: be carried in solution to the surface of the ground etc. and crystallize there. Of the ground, a wall, or Other surface: become covered with particles of a salt. E19.
fig. Blossom out; become manifest. M19.

un-Latin (iou)



un-Latin adjective. L17.
[from UN-1 + LATIN adjective & noun.]
Not knowing Latin. Only in L17.
Not characteristic of Latin or a Latin person. M19.
unlatined adjective (rare) not knowing Latin L16.