Definitions for "Effloresce"
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.
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 of nitric acid formed in the atmosphere.
assume crystalline form; become crystallized
Effloresce is the debut album by British progressive rock band Oceansize, released on 29 September 2003.
To blossom forth.
burst forth into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past"
to lose water of hydration; the process occurs when the hydrate has a vapor pressure higher than that of water vapor in the air. (see hygroscopic)
It is a term used for loosing water and developing a white powder.