opalesce

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UK/əʊpəˈlɛs/US/oʊpəˈlɛs/

verb

To be opalescent; to produce or show a play of colors, like an opal.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

verbopalesce (third-person singular simple present opalesces, present participle opalescing, simple past and past participle opalesced)

present singular third person opalesces · participle present opalescing · participle past opalesced · past opalesced

  1. To be opalescent; to produce or show a play of colors, like an opal.

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APA

opalesce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opalesce

MLA

“opalesce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opalesce. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “opalesce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opalesce.

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