adularescence

名词 n.
/ˌæd͡ʒ.ə.ləˈɹɛs.əns/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. uncountable

词源

Etymology tree
English adularia
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti
Proto-Italic *-ēskō
Latin -ēscō
Latin -escensder.
English -escence
English adularescence
From adularia + -escence.
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