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opalescent

[oh-puh-les-uhnt] / ˌoʊ pəˈlɛs ənt /


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The crab is small, being around 15 millimeters in length, and is opalescent white-yellow in color.

From Science Daily Oct. 8, 2025

The doors would not open, and for a while it was just me, the opalescent fake hair, and the panicky sound of an “OPEN DOORS” button being pressed repeatedly to no avail.

From New York Times Jan. 31, 2024

I raised one foot and kicked the tippy-toe spike of a traction device attached to my boot into the opalescent surface.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2024

The powdered slurry becomes a strong, opalescent material called sintered glass.

From Seattle Times Jan. 10, 2023

The horns of the largest were as long as a walking stick, and opalescent.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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