Opalesce

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Opalesce \O`pal*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Opalesced}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Opalescing}.]
     To give forth a play of colors, like the opal.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  opalesce
       v 1: reflect light or colors like an opal; "Distant clouds
            opalesce like pale brocade"; "raindrops caught in a
            sunbeam seem to opalesce"
       2: exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal; "This nitrate
          opalesces under certain conditions"