EFFLORESCE
\ˌɛfləɹˈɛs], \ˌɛfləɹˈɛs], \ˌɛ_f_l_ə_ɹ_ˈɛ_s]\
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burst forth into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past"
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assume crystalline form; become crystallized
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become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation
By Princeton University
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burst forth into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past"
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assume crystalline form; become crystallized
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become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To change on the surface, or throughout, to a whitish, mealy, or crystalline powder, from a gradual decomposition, esp. from the loss of water, on simple exposure to the air; as, Glauber's salts, and many others, effloresce.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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To change on the surface, or throughout, to a whitish, mealy, or crystalline powder, from a gradual decomposition, esp. from the loss of water, on simple exposure to the air; as, Glauber's salts, and many others, effloresce.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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To burst into bloom, as a flower: to break out into florid or excessive ornamentation; as, "The Italian (Gothic architecture) effloresced ... into the meaningless ornamentation of the Certosa of Pavia and the cathedral of Como."-Ruskin. In chem. to change over the surface or throughout to a whitish, mealy, or crystalline powder, from a gradual decomposition, on simple exposure to the air: 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, "Those salts whose crystals effloresce belong to the class which is most soluble, and crystallizes by cooling."-Fourcroy. "The walls of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of lime in consequence of the action of nitric acid formed in the atmosphere."-Dana.
By Daniel Lyons
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