adularescence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The optical phenomenon, exhibited by some specimens (moonstones) of the mineral adularia, of exhibiting a white to pale bluish or rarely pale orange sheen along crystal faces.

Pronunciation

/ˌæd͡ʒ.ə.ləˈɹɛs.əns/

Word forms

adularescence

Etymology

From adularia + -escence.

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