- o|pal|es|cence
- o|pal|es|cence «OH puh LEHS uhns», noun.a play of colors like that of an opal.
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opalescent — o•pal•es•cent [[t]ˌoʊ pəˈlɛs ənt[/t]] adj. 1) exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal 2) having a milky iridescence • Etymology: 1805–15 o pal•es′cence, n. o pal•es′cent•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
opalescent — o|pal|es|cent [ ,oupə lesnt ] adjective something that is opalescent seems always to be changing color slightly ╾ o|pal|es|cence noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Opalescence — O pal*es cence, n. (Min.) A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
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ves — car·ves·trene; de·fer·ves·cence; de·fer·ves·cent; di·ves·ti·tive; di·ves·ti·ture; ef·fer·ves·cence; ef·fer·ves·cent; ef·fer·ves·cent·ly; fla·ves·cence; fla·ves·cent; ful·ves·cent; gal·ves·to·nian; in·gra·ves·cence; in·gra·ves·cent;… … English syllables
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