Word: opalescences
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
pa
le
scen
ces
Definition: Plural of opalescence; the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
Morphemes:
Affix: opal
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: opalus
Language: la
Decoded: opalus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: opal
Affix: -escence
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a specified process or state
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).