单词 | effloresce |
释义 | effloresce /ef'leuh res"/, v.i. , effloresced, efflorescing. 1. to burst into bloom; blossom. 2. Chem. a. to change either throughout or on the surface to a mealy or powdery substance upon exposure to air, as a crystalline substance through loss of water of crystallization. b. to become incrusted or covered with crystals of salt or the like through evaporation or chemical change. [1765-75; < L efflorescere to blossom out, equiv. to ef- EF- + florescere to begin to bloom (flor(i)-, s. of flos flower + -escere -ESCE)] |
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