efflorescence
/ˌɛfləˈrɛsəns/
noun
- A period or state of great development, success, or activity; a flowering or flourishing.
- The company's efflorescence came after years of careful planning and investment.
- The 1920s were an efflorescence of art and culture in Paris.
- Spring brings an efflorescence of wildflowers across the meadow.
- A white, powdery deposit that forms on the surface of bricks, concrete, or stone when water brings salts to the surface.
- Efflorescence on the basement walls indicated a moisture problem.
- The mason cleaned the efflorescence off the new patio stones with a brush.
- The old brick wall had a white efflorescence that crumbled when touched.
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