opalescev.

Brit.

/ˌəʊpəˈlɛs/, U.S.

/ˌoʊpəˈlɛs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opal n., -esce suffix.

Etymology: < opal n. + -esce suffix, after opalescence n., opalescent adj.

intransitive. To exhibit iridescence like that of precious opal. Also figurative.

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the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > be iridescent [verb (intransitive)]

play1698

opalize1811

opalesce1819

iridesce1884

kaleidoscope1900

1819 J. G. Children Ess. Chem. Anal. 440 Nitrate of mercury is a very delicate test of the presence of hyposulphurous acid..when only one hundred-thousandth is present, it opalesces on a few minutes standing.

1867 W. Elderhorst Man. Blow-pipe Anal. (ed. 3) 135 Corundum... When pulverized, slowly but completely soluble in SPh; the glass does not opalesce on cooling.

1870 J. Smith Chris & Otho 16 You do opalesce with every passing moment. You are red, fiery—green, jealous—yellow, suspicious.

1944 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 38 96 I wished to avoid that because I like to be unequivocal. A judge cannot opalesce in all possible colors.

2001 Science (Nexis) 19 Jan. 443 These colloidal crystals opalesce; that is, they show diffraction colors in transmitted or reflected light.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opalesce
释义	opalescev. Brit. /ˌəʊpəˈlɛs/, U.S. /ˌoʊpəˈlɛs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: opal n., -esce suffix. Etymology: < opal n. + -esce suffix, after opalescence n., opalescent adj. intransitive. To exhibit iridescence like that of precious opal. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > be iridescent [verb (intransitive)] play1698 opalize1811 opalesce1819 iridesce1884 kaleidoscope1900 1819 J. G. Children Ess. Chem. Anal. 440 Nitrate of mercury is a very delicate test of the presence of hyposulphurous acid..when only one hundred-thousandth is present, it opalesces on a few minutes standing. 1867 W. Elderhorst Man. Blow-pipe Anal. (ed. 3) 135 Corundum... When pulverized, slowly but completely soluble in SPh; the glass does not opalesce on cooling. 1870 J. Smith Chris & Otho 16 You do opalesce with every passing moment. You are red, fiery—green, jealous—yellow, suspicious. 1944 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 38 96 I wished to avoid that because I like to be unequivocal. A judge cannot opalesce in all possible colors. 2001 Science (Nexis) 19 Jan. 443 These colloidal crystals opalesce; that is, they show diffraction colors in transmitted or reflected light. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1819
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