ef|flo|resce

ef|flo|resce
ef|flo|resce «EHF l REHS, -loh-», intransitive verb, -resced, -rescing.
1. to burst into bloom; blossom out. SYNONYM(S): flower.
2. Chemistry. a) to change either throughout or on the surface to a powder by loss of water of crystallization when exposed to air. b) to become covered with a crusty deposit when water evaporates.
╂[< Latin efflōrēscere < ex- out + flōrēscere begin to flower < flōrēre to flower < flōs, flōris flower]

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