opalesce Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

O`pal*esce" intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Opalesced ; present participle & verbal noun Opalescing
Definitions
  1. To give forth a play of colors, like the opal.

Webster 1913