effloresce

verb

• 1 [no object] (of a substance) lose moisture and turn to a fine powder upon exposure to air.
• (of salts) come to the surface of brickwork, rock, or other material and crystallize there.
• (of a surface) become covered with salt particles.

• 2reach an optimum stage of development; blossom:simple concepts that effloresce into testable conclusions