Effloresce

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Intransitive verb

to effloresce

  1. to burst into bloom; to flower
  2. (chemistry{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) to change from being crystalline to being powdery by losing water of crystallization
  3. to become covered with powder

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