effloresce
has definitions from the fields of crystallography,botany,chemistry
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[ verb ] (botany) burst forth into or as if into flower
Synonyms Examples "These manifestations effloresced in the past" Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)In_time , these minor manifestations will multiply and effloresce , riddling you with frambesia , the king's_evil , sheep_rot , and clonic spasm , until your very existence becomes a burden and you cry_out_for release . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (chemistry,crystallography) assume crystalline form; become crystallized
Synonyms Related terms solidify devitrify crystal crystallization quartz_glass crystal |
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[ verb ] (crystallography) become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation
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