efflorescence
Powdery white deposits
Efflorescence is a flowering or blooming, used almost exclusively in figurative senses: the efflorescence of Renaissance art, a sudden efflorescence of talent.
The word suggests bursting forth abundantly, like flowers opening.
In chemistry, efflorescence refers to a powdery crust that forms when crystals lose water to the air, or when salts migrate to a surface—the white residue on old brick walls is efflorescence.
Producing reproductive structures
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- burgeoningExpanding or developing rapidly
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
pollination · nectar · stamen · pistil · corolla · perianth · anther · botany
Good fortune, success
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
- burgeoningExpanding or developing rapidly
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- blossomingBeginning to flower
luxuriance · exuberance · abundance · vitality · resurgence · renaissance · golden age · heyday
Gradually becoming apparent
- emergenceComing into existence
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- growthIncrease in size
- progressionSequential forward movement
maturation · elaboration · cultivation · expansion · transformation · ripening · germination · incubation
Headlong and reckless
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- solidifyMake or become hard
- nucleationInitial cluster formation
- geodeCrystal-lined rock cavity
calcite · gypsum · halite · crystallography · facet · silicate · saturation · supersaturation
Glowing luminous quality
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- lusterSoft reflected light
- resplendenceImpressive, dazzling brilliance
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
vividness · elegance · exquisiteness · gorgeousness · loveliness · ornate · decorative · aesthetic
flowering
Producing reproductive structures
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- burgeoningExpanding or developing rapidly
budding · pollination · nectar · stamen · pistil · corolla · perianth · anther · botany · angiosperm
prosperity
Good fortune, success
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
- burgeoningExpanding or developing rapidly
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
blossoming · luxuriance · exuberance · abundance · vitality · resurgence · renaissance · golden age · heyday · zenith
unfolding
Gradually becoming apparent
progression · maturation · elaboration · cultivation · expansion · transformation · ripening · germination · incubation · nurturing
precipitate
Headlong and reckless
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- solidifyMake or become hard
- nucleationInitial cluster formation
geode · calcite · gypsum · halite · crystallography · facet · silicate · saturation · supersaturation · evaporite
radiance
Glowing luminous quality
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- lusterSoft reflected light
- resplendenceImpressive, dazzling brilliance
brilliance · vividness · elegance · exquisiteness · gorgeousness · loveliness · ornate · decorative · aesthetic · artistry
- residueresidue, buildup, film, scum, grime
- brickworkbricks, brick wall, brick walls, brickwork, bricklaying
- building damagestructural collapse, cracked foundation, wall crack, bowing, sagging
- moisture problemsmoisture, humidity, condensation, mold, mildew
- Bricklayingbrick, trowel, header, stretcher, course
- basement waterproofingsump pump, French drain, sump pit, waterproofing, basement drain
efflorescencedecline
Decrease or refuse
decadence · stagnation · dark age · nadir · barrenness
efflorescencedeliquescence
Dissolving by absorbing atmospheric moisture
absorption · dissolution · reabsorption · infiltration · hygroscopy