OPALESCENT
\ˌə͡ʊpəlˈɛsənt], \ˌəʊpəlˈɛsənt], \ˌəʊ_p_ə_l_ˈɛ_s_ə_n_t]\
Definitions of OPALESCENT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
By Princeton University
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having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Possessing an iridescent play of pearly colors.
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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