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  • 51Iris —    , IRIDESCENCE, IRIDIUM    Iris was a pretty young girl who had the misfortune of being seen by the lustful Zeus. His jealous wife, Hera, turned Iris into a rainbow, and she became the goddess of the rainbow and the messenger of the gods.… …

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  • 52opalesce — verb 1. reflect light or colors like an opal Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce • Derivationally related forms: ↑opalescent, ↑opalescence • Hypernyms: ↑reflect, ↑shine …

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  • 53labradorescence — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌdȯˈresən(t)s noun ( s) Etymology: labradorite + escence (as in fluorescence) : a play of colors or colored reflections exhibited especially by labradorite and caused by internal structures that selectively reflect only certain colors …

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  • 54Colloid — Milk is an emulsified colloid of liquid butterfat globules dispersed within a water based solution. A colloid is a substance microscopically dispersed evenly throughout another substance.[1] A colloidal system consists of two separate phases: a… …

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  • 55Trinh T. Minh-ha — Trịnh Thị Minh Hà Born Trịnh Thị Minh Hà 1952 Occupation filmmaker, writer, academic, composer Years active 1982 In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Tr …

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  • 56Mr. Know It Owl — s Video School was a series of videos released on videocassette and is hosted by a purple owl puppet. The Mr. Know It Owl series was copyrighted by Apollo Educational Video (the home video arm of AIMS Media). Aimed at younger children, Mr. Know… …

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  • 57Château d'Acquigny — Contents 1 Between the Rivers Eure and Iton 2 The Castle 2.1 Hundred Years War 2.2 The Castle Today …

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  • 58pearliness — Synonyms and related words: achroma, achromasia, achromatosis, albescence, albinism, albino, albinoism, blondness, burelage, canescence, chalkiness, creaminess, fairness, frostiness, glaucescence, glaucousness, grizzliness, hoariness, iridescence …

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  • 59Chatoyment — Cha*toy ment, n. [F. chatoiement. See {Chatoyant}.] Changeableness of color, as in a mineral; play of colors. Cleaceland. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 60fire marble — Lumachel Lu ma*chel, Lumachella Lu ma*chel la, n. [F. lumachelle, It. lumachella, fr. lamachella a little snail, dim. of lumaca a snail, fr. L. limax, acis.] (Min.) A grayish brown limestone, containing fossil shells, which reflect a beautiful… …

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