opalesce
— Verb
– English
~ reflect light or colors like an opal; "Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"; "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce"
opalesce
— Verb
– English
~ exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal; "This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions"
opalescence
— Noun
– English
~ the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
opalescent
— Adjective
– English
~ having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
opalglas
— Noun
– Danish
~ hvidt, halvgennemsigtigt glas
opaline
— Adjective
– English
~ having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
opalise
— Verb
– English
~ replace or convert into opal; "opalized tree trunks"