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单词 effloresce
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ef•flo•resce  (ef′lə res),USA pronunciation v.i., -resced, -resc•ing. 
  1. Botanyto burst into bloom;
    blossom.
  2. Chemistry
    • 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.
    • to become incrusted or covered with crystals of salt or the like through evaporation or chemical change.
  • Latin efflōrēscere to blossom out, equivalent. to ef- ef- + flōrēscere to begin to bloom (flōr(i)-, stem of flōs flower + -ēscere -esce)
  • 1765–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
effloresce /ˌɛflɔːˈrɛs/ vb (intransitive)
  1. to burst forth into or as if into flower; bloom
  2. to become powdery by loss of water or crystallization
  3. to become encrusted with powder or crystals as a result of chemical change or the evaporation of a solution
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin efflōrēscere to blossom, from flōrēscere, from flōs flower
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