What is "effloresce"

Effloresce \Ef`flo*resce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Effloresced; p. pr. & vb. n. Efflorescing.] [L. efflorescere to bloom, blossom; ex + florescere to begin to blossom, incho., fr. florere to blossom, fr. flos a flower. See Flower.]

1. To blossom forth.
   --Carlyle.

2. (Chem.) 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.

3. 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.

"to come into flower," 1775, from Latin efflorescere, inceptive form (in Late Latin simplified to efflorere) "to blossom, spring up, flourish, abound," from ex "out" (see ex-) + florescere "to blossom," from flos (see flora). Sense in chemistry is from 1788.

vb. 1 To burst into bloom; to flower. 2 (cx figurative English) To come forth, to reach full glory or power. 3 (context chemistry English) To change from being crystalline to being powdery by losing water of crystallization. 4 To become covered with powder.

1. v. burst forth into or as if into flower; "These manifestations effloresced in the past" [syn: burst forth]

2. assume crystalline form; become crystallized [syn: crystallize, crystalize, crystalise]

3. become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation

Effloresce is the debut album by British progressive rock band Oceansize. It was released on 29 September 2003. The record garnered considerable praise from critics.