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nouna lustrous play of colors like that of an opal: This moonstone pendant has a lovely pearly opalescence. Origin of opalescenceopal + -escence Words nearby opalescenceopacity, opacus, opah, opal, opalesce, opalescence, opalescent, opaleye, opal glass, opaline, Opa-Locka Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for opalescenceThe alkaline bicarbonates either do not disturb the solution, or only cause a slight degree of opalescence. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley The opalescence of the glass arises entirely from precipitated silica. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley The opalescence above referred to principally affects the manubrium, tentacles, and margin of the nectocalyx. Jellyfish, Starfish, and Sea-Urchins: Being a Research on Primitive Nervous Systems|G. J. Romanes The opalescence, so painful to the eyes, had given place to a clear atmosphere; and the low sun was full of rich coloring. Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack|Elisha Kent Kane
Words related to opalescencebrightness, brilliance, shimmer, sparkle, glitter, sheen, glow, resplendence, effulgence, radiance, gleam, glaze, dazzle, iridescence, brilliancy, burnish, glint, polish, lambency, refulgence |