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adularescence

noun
ad·​u·​la·​res·​cence | \ ˌa-jə-lə-ˈre-sᵊn(t)s, -ˌlä-\
plural -s

Definition of adularescence

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

First Known Use of adularescence

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for adularescence

adularia + -escence (as in luminescence)

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