opalescence

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Here, he is joined by the harpist Brandee Younger, who adds some lunar opalescence to his sound.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024

Mering’s distinct alto has the opalescence of Karen Carpenter’s voice and the enveloping benevolence of Cass Elliot’s, though as a songwriter she shares a certain millennial poeticism with Lana Del Rey.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2022

His 1910 paper on "critical opalescence" explained, among other things, what?

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2011

If the Nixon Administration has acquired a reputation for somewhat gray formality, it appeared for this day to have taken on something like opalescence.

From Time Magazine Archive

Note.—Just before the end-point is reached, a very slight opalescence may be noted in the fluid, due to the precipitation of dibasic phosphates.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)