- to burst into bloom; blossom.
- Chemistry.
- to change either throughout or on the surface to a mealy or powdery substance upon exposure to air, as a crystalline substance through loss of water of crystallization.
- to become incrusted or covered with crystals of salt or the like through evaporation or chemical change.
- to burst forth into or as if into flower; bloom
- to become powdery by loss of water or crystallization
- to become encrusted with powder or crystals as a result of chemical change or the evaporation of a solution
