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

From Seattle Times Jan. 10, 2023

He added Phillip Jeffries’ Chromatic in orange opalescent on the ceiling.

From Washington Post Mar. 23, 2022

I have this dish — it might be an incense holder — that’s an abalone shell whose interior is this beautiful opalescent pink.

From New York Times Sep. 15, 2020

Werner thinks of Jutta with her opalescent hair and quick eyes and blunt manners: she would never be mistaken for the weakest.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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