adularescence

noun

ad·​u·​la·​res·​cence

ˌa-jə-lə-ˈre-sᵊn(t)s,

-ˌlä-

plural -s

: the changeable white to pale bluish luster of an adularia cut cabochon

Word History

Etymology

adularia + -escence (as in luminescence)

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

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