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iridesce

/ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs/

iridesce verb: to be iridescent; to exhibit iridescence.

Verb

iridesce (third-person singular simple present iridesces, present participle iridescing, simple past and past participle iridesced)

  1. (intransitive) To be iridescent; to exhibit iridescence.

iridesce meaning in Bengali

iridesce in Bengali

বর্ণিল হওয়া

Forms of iridesce

third-person singular presentiridesces
present participleiridescing
past participleiridesced
pastiridesced

Origin of iridesce

Back-formation from iridescent.

Words that rhyme with iridesce

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Questions about iridesce

What does iridesce mean?
Iridesce means to be iridescent; to exhibit iridescence.
What is iridesce in Bengali?
Iridesce in Bengali is বর্ণিল হওয়া. See Iridesce meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is iridesce?
Iridesce is a verb.
How do you pronounce iridesce?
Iridesce is pronounced /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈdɛs/ (UK).
What is the past tense of iridesce?
The past tense of iridesce is iridesced.

Words near iridesce in the dictionary

  1. iridencleisis
  2. irideocorneal
  3. irideous
  4. irideremia
  5. irides
  6. iridesce
  7. iridesced
  8. iridescence
  9. iridescences
  10. iridescencies
  11. iridescency

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