opalesce
(verb) exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal; “This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions”
opalesce
(verb) reflect light or colors like an opal; “Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade”; “raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
opalesce (third-person singular simple present opalesces, present participle opalescing, simple past and past participle opalesced)
To be opalescent; to give forth a play of colours, like the opal.
• escalope
Source: Wiktionary
O`pal*esce", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Opalesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Opalescing.]
Definition: To give forth a play of colors, like the opal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 December 2024
(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; “thematic vowels are part of the stem”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
