opalesce

== English == === Etymology === From opal +‎ -esce. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əʊpəˈlɛs/ (General American) IPA(key): /oʊpəˈlɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Verb === opalesce (third-person singular simple present opalesces, present participle opalescing, simple past and past participle opalesced) To be opalescent; to produce or show a play of colors, like an opal. === References === “opalesce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === escalope