Defenition of the word opalesce

• Defenition of the word opalesce

  • emit a play of colors, like those of an opal
  • reflect light or colors like an opal
  • exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal; "This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions"
  • reflect light or colors like an opal; "Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"; "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce"
  • exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal

Hypernyms for the word opalesce

• • beam
  • iridesce
  • reflect
  • shine

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