opalescent
71opaline — [ ɔpalin ] n. f. • 1895; de opale ou de l adj. opalin ♦ Substance vitreuse dont on fait des vases, des ornements. Vase d opaline, en opaline bleue. ♢ Objet (vase, bibelot...) fait de cette matière. Une collection d opalines. ● opaline nom féminin …
72iridescent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. opalescent, prismatic; colorful, glowing. See color, variegation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pearly, nacreous, shimmering, prismatic, rainbow colored, multicolored, polychromatic, opalescent,… …
73Semitransparency — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Semitransparency >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 semitransparency semitransparency opalescence milkiness pearliness Sgm: N 1 gauze gauze muslin Sgm: N 1 film film Sgm: N 1 mica mica mother …
74opalescence — (n.) 1792; see OPALESCENT (Cf. opalescent) + ENCE (Cf. ence) …
75moonstone — moon•stone [[t]ˈmunˌstoʊn[/t]] n. 1) mir jew a semitransparent or translucent, opalescent, pearly blue variety of adularia, used as a gem 2) mir jew any opalescent feldspar, as certain varieties of albite, labradorite, or oligoclase, used as gems …
76opalesce — verb 1. reflect light or colors like an opal Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce • Derivationally related forms: ↑opalescent, ↑opalescence • Hypernyms: ↑reflect, ↑shine …
77-escent — suffix forming adjectives denoting the beginning of a state or action (effervescent; fluorescent). Derivatives: escence suffix forming nouns. Etymology: from or after F escent or L escent , pres. part. stem of verbs in escere * * * |esənt… …
78opalescently — adverb : as if opalescent : so as to appear opalescent …
79Adularia — Ad u*la ri*a, n. [From Adula, a mountain peak in Switzerland, where fine specimens are found.] (Min.) A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; called by lapidaries… …
80Cat's-eye — (k[a^]ts [imac] ), n. (Min.) A variety of quartz or chalcedony, exhibiting opalescent reflections from within, like the eye of a cat. The name is given to other gems affording like effects, esp. the chrysoberyl. [1913 Webster] …
