effloresce
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ef·flo·resce
(ĕf′lə-rĕs′)intr.v. ef·flo·resced, ef·flo·resc·ing, ef·flo·resc·es
1. To blossom; bloom.
2. To develop or flourish: when the arts effloresced.
3. Chemistry
a. To become a powder by losing water of crystallization, as when a hydrated crystal is exposed to air.
b. To become covered with a powdery deposit.
[Latin efflōrēscere : ex-, ex- + flōrēscere, inchoative of flōrēre, to blossom (from flōs, flōr-, flower; see bhel- in Indo-European roots).]
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effloresce
(ˌɛflɔːˈrɛs)vb (intr)
1. to burst forth into or as if into flower; bloom
2. (Chemistry) to become powdery by loss of water or crystallization
3. (Chemistry) 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]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ef•flo•resce
(ˌɛf ləˈrɛs)v.i. -resced, -resc•ing.
1. to burst into bloom; blossom.
2.
a. to change to a mealy or powdery substance upon exposure to air, as a crystalline substance through loss of water of crystallization.
b. to become incrusted with crystals of salt or the like through evaporation or chemical change.
[1765–75; < Latin efflōrēscere=ef- ef- + flōrēscere to begin to bloom]
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effloresce
Past participle: effloresced
Gerund: efflorescing
| Imperative |
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| effloresce |
| effloresce |
| Present |
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| I effloresce |
| you effloresce |
| he/she/it effloresces |
| we effloresce |
| you effloresce |
| they effloresce |
| Preterite |
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| I effloresced |
| you effloresced |
| he/she/it effloresced |
| we effloresced |
| you effloresced |
| they effloresced |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am efflorescing |
| you are efflorescing |
| he/she/it is efflorescing |
| we are efflorescing |
| you are efflorescing |
| they are efflorescing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have effloresced |
| you have effloresced |
| he/she/it has effloresced |
| we have effloresced |
| you have effloresced |
| they have effloresced |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was efflorescing |
| you were efflorescing |
| he/she/it was efflorescing |
| we were efflorescing |
| you were efflorescing |
| they were efflorescing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had effloresced |
| you had effloresced |
| he/she/it had effloresced |
| we had effloresced |
| you had effloresced |
| they had effloresced |
| Future |
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| I will effloresce |
| you will effloresce |
| he/she/it will effloresce |
| we will effloresce |
| you will effloresce |
| they will effloresce |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have effloresced |
| you will have effloresced |
| he/she/it will have effloresced |
| we will have effloresced |
| you will have effloresced |
| they will have effloresced |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be efflorescing |
| you will be efflorescing |
| he/she/it will be efflorescing |
| we will be efflorescing |
| you will be efflorescing |
| they will be efflorescing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been efflorescing |
| you have been efflorescing |
| he/she/it has been efflorescing |
| we have been efflorescing |
| you have been efflorescing |
| they have been efflorescing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been efflorescing |
| you will have been efflorescing |
| he/she/it will have been efflorescing |
| we will have been efflorescing |
| you will have been efflorescing |
| they will have been efflorescing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been efflorescing |
| you had been efflorescing |
| he/she/it had been efflorescing |
| we had been efflorescing |
| you had been efflorescing |
| they had been efflorescing |
| Conditional |
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| I would effloresce |
| you would effloresce |
| he/she/it would effloresce |
| we would effloresce |
| you would effloresce |
| they would effloresce |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have effloresced |
| you would have effloresced |
| he/she/it would have effloresced |
| we would have effloresced |
| you would have effloresced |
| they would have effloresced |
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Verb 1. effloresce - come into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past"
2. effloresce - assume crystalline form; become crystallized
solidify - become solid; "The metal solidified when it cooled"
devitrify - become crystalline
3. effloresce - become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation
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effloresce
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