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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Opalescence

· O·pal·es·cence · IPA /ˌəʉpəˈlesəns/
01 n. A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent.
  1. 1.
    A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent.(Min.)