Definition of effloresce

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Effloresce (v. i.) To become covered with a whitish crust or light crystallization, from a slow chemical change between some of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid proceeding commonly from an external source; as, the walls of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of calcium in consequence of the action in consequence of nitric acid formed in the atmosphere..

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Nitromagnesite :: Nitromagnesite (n.) Nitrate of magnesium, a saline efflorescence closely resembling nitrate of calcium..
Effloresced :: Effloresced (imp. & p. p.) of Effloresc.
Efflorescence :: Efflorescence (n.) Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth..
Exanthematous :: Exanthematous (a.) Of, relating to, or characterized by, exanthema; efflorescent; as, an exanthematous eruption..
Roseola :: Roseola (n.) A rose-colored efflorescence upon the skin, occurring in circumscribed patches of little or no elevation and often alternately fading and reviving; also, an acute specific disease which is characterized by an eruption of this character; -- called also rose rash..
Effloresce :: Effloresce (v. i.) To change on the surface, or throughout, to a whitish, mealy, or crystalline powder, from a gradual decomposition, esp. from the loss of water, on simple exposure to the air; as, Glauber's salts, and many others, effloresce..
Alum Shale :: Alum shale () A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock..
Efflorescence :: Efflorescence (n.) A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash, measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc..
Efflorescent :: Efflorescent (v. i.) That effloresces, or is liable to effloresce on exposure; as, an efflorescent salt..
Eruptive :: Eruptive (a.) Attended with eruption or efflorescence, or producing it; as, an eruptive fever..
Effloresce :: Effloresce (v. i.) To blossom forth.
Efflorescent :: Efflorescent (v. i.) Covered with an efflorescence.
Efflorescence :: Efflorescence (n.) The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc..
Mannite :: Mannite (n.) A sweet white efflorescence from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the Laminaria saccharina, or devil's apron..
Exanthema :: Exanthema (n.) An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin; an eruption or breaking out, as in measles, smallpox, scarlatina, and the like diseases; -- sometimes limited to eruptions attended with fever..
Effloresce :: Effloresce (v. i.) To become covered with a whitish crust or light crystallization, from a slow chemical change between some of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid proceeding commonly from an external source; as, the walls of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of calcium in consequence of the action in consequence of nitric acid formed in the atmosphere..
Rash :: Rash (n.) A fine eruption or efflorescence on the body, with little or no elevation..
Efflorescency :: Efflorescency (n.) The state or quality of being efflorescent; efflorescence.
Exanthesis :: Exanthesis (n.) An eruption of the skin; cutaneous efflorescence.
Eruption :: Eruption (n.) The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc..
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