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1.NounThe formation of a powdery surface on crystals, as a hydrate is converted to anhydrous form by losing loosely bound water of crystallization to the atmosphere.
2.NounThe production of flowers.
3.NounAn encrustation of soluble salts, commonly white, deposited on the surface of stone, brick, plaster, or mortar; usually caused by free alkalies leached from mortar or adjacent concrete as moisture moves through it.
4.NounAn encrustation of soluble salts, deposited on rock or soil by evaporation; often found in arid or geothermal environments.
5.NounRapid flowering of a culture or civilisation etc.
6.NounA redness, rash, or eruption on the skin.