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Noun: opalescence  `ow-pul'e-sun(t)s
  1. The visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colours from the surface
    - iridescence

Derived forms: opalescences

See also: opalesce, opalescent

Type of: brightness

Encyclopedia: Opalescence

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