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adularescence
noun
ad·u·la·res·cence
\ˌa-jə-lə-ˈre-sən(t)s, -ˌlä-\
Definition of adularescence
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: the changeable white to pale bluish luster of an adularia cut cabochon
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Origin and Etymology of adularescence
adularia + -escence (as in luminescence)
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