OPALESCE

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

Etymology

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• 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