opalescent

  • 11opalescent — o|pa|les|cent [ˌəupəˈlesənt US ˌou ] adj literary having colours that shine and seem to change ▪ an opalescent sky …

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  • 12opalescent — o|pal|es|cent [ ,oupə lesnt ] adjective something that is opalescent seems always to be changing color slightly ╾ o|pal|es|cence noun uncount …

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  • 13opalescent — adjective having colours that shine and seem to change: The sky shone a pale, opalescent blue. opalescence noun (U) …

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  • 14opalescent — adjective opalescent sequins Syn: iridescent, prismatic, rainbowlike, kaleidoscopic, multicolored, many hued, lustrous, shimmering, glittering, sparkling, variegated, scintillating, shot, moiré, opaline, milky, pearly, nacreous …

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  • 15opalescent — UK [ˌəʊpəˈles(ə)nt] / US [ˌoʊpəˈles(ə)nt] adjective something that is opalescent seems always to be changing colour slightly Derived word: opalescence noun uncountable …

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  • 16Opalescent Inshore Squid — Doryteuthis opalescens Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …

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  • 17opalescent dentin — dentin giving an unusual translucent or opalescent appearance to the teeth, as in dentinogenesis imperfecta …

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  • 18opalescent glass — baltasis stiklas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Drumstikliais balintas stiklas, pro kurį dar matyti degančios elektros lempos siūlelis. atitikmenys: angl. opal glass; opalescent glass rus. опаловое стекло …

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  • 19opalescent — adjective Date: circa 1813 reflecting an iridescent light • opalescence noun • opalescently adverb …

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  • 20opalescent — opalescence, n. opalescently, adv. /oh peuh les euhnt/, adj. 1. exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal. 2. having a milky iridescence. [1805 15; OPAL + ESCENT] * * * …

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