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A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent.

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  1. n. A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent.
  2. n. the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
  3. A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent.
  4. A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of amineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of beingopalescent.
  5. n. the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface