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nacreous

[ ney-kree-uhs ]
/ ˈneɪ kri əs /
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adjective

of or relating to nacre.
resembling nacre; lustrous; pearly: a nacreous luster;a nacreous sky.

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Origin of nacreous

First recorded in 1830–40; nacre + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM nacreous

sub·na·cre·ous, adjectiveun·na·cre·ous, adjective

Words nearby nacreous

nacho, NACODS, Nacogdoches, nacre, nacred, nacreous, nacreous cloud, NACRO, nad, nada, Nadab
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Words related to nacreous

pearly, shimmering, lustrous, iridescent, milky, frosted, off-white, pearl, ivory, silver, fair, opalescent, polychromatic, irised, opaline, prismatic, rainbowlike

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British Dictionary definitions for nacreous

nacreous
/ (ˈneɪkrɪəs) /

adjective

relating to or consisting of mother-of-pearl
having the lustre of mother-of-pearlnacreous minerals
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for nacreous

nacreous
[ nā′krē-əs ]

adj.

Resembling mother-of-pearl; lustrous.
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