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Definition of effloresce

become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation
burst forth into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past"
assume crystalline form; become crystallized

Similar Words: burst forth, crystallize, crystalize, crystalise

Hyponyms: devitrify

Derivational Morphology: blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence, quartz glass, quartz, vitreous silica, lechatelierite, crystal, crystallization, crystallisation, crystallizing

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