effloresce

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To burst into bloom; to flower
To change from being crystalline to being powdery by losing water of crystallization
To become covered with powder
{v} to form fine white powder or threads on the surface
To become covered with a whitish crust or light crystallization, from a slow chemical change between some of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid proceeding commonly from an external source; as, the walls of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of calcium in consequence of the action in consequence of nitric acid formed in the atmosphere
{f} flower, blossom
from the loss of water, on simple exposure to the air; as, Glauber's salts, and many others, effloresce
To blossom forth
burst forth into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past"
become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation
become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation burst forth into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past
To change on the surface, or throughout, to a whitish, mealy, or crystalline powder, from a gradual decomposition, esp
assume crystalline form; become crystallized
efflorescing
present participle of effloresce
effloresce
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