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   effloresce

   /ˌɛfləˈrɛs/

   verb

   • 1. (of a substance) lose moisture and turn to a fine powder on exposure to air.
   • ▪ (of salts) come to the surface of brickwork, rock, or other material and crystallize there.
   • ▪ (of a surface) become covered with salt particles.
   • 2. reach an optimum stage of development: "simple concepts that effloresce into testable conclusions"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from Latin efflorescere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + florescere ‘begin to bloom’ (from florere ‘to bloom’, from flos, flor- ‘flower’).

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • E

     1

   • F

     4

   • F

     4

   • L

     1

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

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