Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
opalescence o'pal·es'cence n.
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opalescent
(ō′pəles′ent)
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Resembling an opal in the display of various colors, as in opalescent dentin.
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opalescent
From our Archives: Today's Highlights, February 18, 2005
The opalescent colored glass used in a great deal of stained glass designs was developed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Born on this date in 1848, Tiffany was famous for his lamps, vases, murals and windows. Many of his pieces are exhibited in NY's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and in the Neustadt Museum of Tiffany Art (NYC).
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Opalescent
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - opaliserende
Nederlands (Dutch)
opaalachtig, kleurenspel als bij een opaal
Français (French)
adj. - opalescent
Deutsch (German)
adj. - schillernd, opaleszierend, schimmernd
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ιριδίζων
Italiano (Italian)
opalescente
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - opalescente
Español (Spanish)
adj. - opalescente
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - opalskimrande
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
乳白色的
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 乳白色的
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מבהיק (בשלל-צבעים)
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February 18, 2005
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
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