nacreous
pronunciation
How to pronounce nacreous in British English:
UK ['neɪkrɪəs]
How to pronounce nacreous in American English:
US ['neɪkrɪrs]
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- Adjective:
- consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
- having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors
Word Origin
- nacreous (adj.)
- "resembling nacre," 1807, from nacre + -ous.
Example
- 1. Nacreous clouds , observed on january 6 , 2011 .
- 2. The nacreous glow that filled the heavens .
- 3. As the defense mechanism , the oyster production is called the nacreous layer one material result form nearby the intruder the lamination stack , the creation pearl .
- 4. 9 Nacreous clouds , or " mother of pearl " clouds , appear iridescent because of their ultrafine ice crystals , which form 10 to 15 miles up in the stratosphere .
- 5. 10 Unfortunately , nacreous clouds also support chemical reactions that convert benign chlorine-containing molecules into a form that destroys earth 's ozone layer .