Present participle of 'effloresce'; in the process of blooming, flowering, or reaching peak development.
Present participle form of 'effloresce,' created by adding '-ing' to the base verb.
In chemistry labs, students watching salt 'efflorescing' on ancient pottery might not realize they're using the same term Renaissance artists used to describe a painter's career in full bloom.
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