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Verb opalesce has 2 senses

• opalesce(v = verb.weather) Array - reflect light or colors like an opal; "Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"; "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce"
is one way to reflect, shine
Derived forms noun opalescence₁, adjective opalescent₁
Sample sentence:
The coins opalesce

• opalesce(v = verb.stative) Array - exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal; "This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions"
is one way to iridesce
Derived forms noun opalescence₁, adjective opalescent₁
Sample sentence:
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opalesce

Semitransparency

N semitransparency, translucency, semiopacity, opalescence, milkiness, pearliness, gauze, muslin, film, mica, mother-of-pearl, nacre, mist, opal, turbidity, Adj, semitransparent, translucent, semipellucid, semidiaphanous, semiopacous, semiopaque, opalescent, opaline, pearly, milky, frosted, nacreous, semitransparent, translucent, semipellucid, semidiaphanous, semiopacous, semiopaque, opalescent, opaline, pearly, milky, frosted, nacreous, V, opalesce, (ii) SPECIFIC LIGHT.

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