ləˈrɛs verb (used without object), ef·flo·resced, ef·flo·resc·ing.
1.
to burst into bloom; blossom.
2.
Chemistry.
a.
to change either throughout or on the surface to a mealy or powdery substance upon exposure to air, as a crystalline substance through loss of water of crystallization.
b.
to become incrusted or covered with crystals of salt or the like through evaporation or chemical change.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to burst forth into or as if into flower; bloom |
| 2. | to become powdery by loss of water or crystallization |
| 3. | to become encrusted with powder or crystals as a result of chemical change or the evaporation of a solution |
| [C18: from Latin efflōrēscere to blossom, from flōrēscere, from flōs flower] | |
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Effloresce
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Word Origin & History
effloresce
1775, from L. efflorescere, from ex "out" + florescere "to blossom," from flos (see flora).
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effloresce ef·flo·resce (ěf'lə-rěs')
v. ef·flo·resced, ef·flo·resc·ing, ef·flo·resc·es
To blossom; bloom.
To become a powder by losing water of crystallization, as when a hydrated crystal is exposed to air.
ef'flo·res'cence n.
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