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opalesces

opalesces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of opalesce.

Meaning of opalesce

Verb

opalesce (third-person singular simple present opalesces, present participle opalescing, simple past and past participle opalesced)

  1. To be opalescent; to produce or show a play of colors, like an opal.

Questions about opalesces

What is opalesces the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Opalesces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of opalesce.

Words near opalesces in the dictionary

  1. opalescences
  2. opalescent
  3. opalescent nudibranch
  4. opalescent nudibranchs
  5. opalescently
  6. opalesces
  7. opalescing
  8. opalesque
  9. opaleye
  10. opaleyes
  11. opalfish

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