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Definition of Efflorescing
1. effloresce [v] - See also: effloresce
Lexicographical Neighbors of Efflorescing
Literary usage of Efflorescing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology, Designed for the Use of Pupils by Parker Cleaveland (1822)
"Also near Shawangunk Mountain, efflorescing on argillaceous slate. ... In Vermont,
at Pownal, efflorescing on aluminous slate, contained in common argillite ..."
2. The American Journal of Science, & C (1818)
"Native Mum—in Leyden, in small quantities, efflorescing on argillaceous slate.
Sulphur—in Conway, Shelburne, and Warwick, efflorescing on mica slate. ..."
3. The Principles of Inorganic Chemistry by Wilhelm Ostwald (1904)
"... efflorescing; if, however, efflorescence has once begun at any point, it
spreads out from that point, and this it does in accordance with a law which is ..."
4. An Elementary Introduction to the Knowledge of Mineralogy: Comprising Some by William Phillips (1823)
"The crystals possessing a pearly lustre will, -•cratch glass ; but when dull,
with an appearance like that of efflorescing, they are tender and even friable ..."
5. Annual Record of Science and Industry for 1871-78 by Spencer Fullerton Baird (1879)
"Another source of the trouble (which in Philadelphia and vicinity exists in
aggravated form) is ascribed to the formation of the efflorescing sulphate of ..."
6. Records of the Geological Survey of India by Geological Survey of India (1879)
"The solution will contain lime, magnesia, alumina, and iron, and also the alkaline
bases capable of efflorescing. On deducting the undissolved residue from ..."
7. A Catalogue of American Minerals, with Their Localities: Including All which by Samuel Robinson (1825)
"Alum, on mica slate efflorescing. Limpid Quartz, in veins, and geodes, from 1 to
10 inches in diameter in mica slate. The crystals are of every size, ..."
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