nacreous

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English - Turkish
sedefli
(sıfat) sedefli
(Denizbilim) inci pulu çekirdeği

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English - English
Of, or resembling nacre (mother of pearl)
Exhibiting lustrous or rainbow-like colors
{s} of pearl, of mother-of-pearl; shiny, iridescent
having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
Consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly
consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl

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nacreous cloud
polar stratospheric cloud
nacreous cloud
a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon
nacreous cloud
A cloud resembling a cirrus, showing iridescent coloration when the sun is several degrees below the horizon
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A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl
nacre
the interior layer of the shell, usually white, pink, salmon, or purple and iridescent
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the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell
nacre
is the pearly substance secreted by the mantle of certain molluscs to form a pearl Nacre also creates the beautiful mother-of-pearl coating found on the inside of pearl shells and several other varieties of shellfish
nacre
The calcium carbonate-based substance secreted by a pearl in response to an irritant, such as a piece of shell (cultured pearl) or parasite (most natural pearls)
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{i} mother-of-pearl, shiny transparent substance that lines many shells
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mother-of-pearl
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[Written also nacker and naker
nacreous

    Hyphenation

    na·cre·ous

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    Etymology

    [ 'nA-k&r ] (noun.) 1718. Middle French, from Old Italian naccara drum, nacre, from Arabic naqqArah drum.
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