(n.) A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent.
Example Sentences:
(1) Among both exposed and non-exposed aged over 45, there were no significant differences with regard to the characteristics of lens opacities--prevalence (19 in the 21 exposed; 10 in the 16 non-exposed), distribution of the location, and importance and type (opalescence or discontinuous opacities).
(2) The severity of nuclear opalescence (NO), cortical (C) and posterior subcapular cataract (P) was graded in a masked fashion using the LOCS II standards.
(3) The rate of this reaction can be estimated roughly from the initial rate (Vo) of the accompanying turbidity increase ("super-opalescence") of the acto-S-1 solution.
(4) This may indicate that there is considerable variation in inheritance patterns for hereditary opalescent dentine and that this trait does not always exhibit 100 percent penetrance.
(5) Furthermore, selenite induced the gradual development of opalescence and the oxidation of sulfhydryl in the lens protein solution.
(6) At pH 1-7 the alpha-particles dissociated into their constituent beta-particles with a consequent decrease in the opalescence of the solution.
(7) A family is described in which two females are more severely affected by hereditary opalescent dentine than the males.
(8) Prednisolone-induced aggregates result in an opalescence in the crystallins solution which is reversed by the addition of dithiothreitol.
(9) Residual Triton X-100 was removed from the opalescent vesicle suspension by sucrose density gradient centrifugation and subsequent dialysis.
(10) Shortcomings in previous attempts have been corrected by objectively aligning a "blind" eye with the center of a translucent opalescent screen.
(11) A potential of 100 V was applied for 12 hours, then raised to 200 V for another 12 hours, and finally to 300 V until opalescence appeared at the bottom of the tube.
(12) Colonies of C. perfringens on LLA had typical opalescent zones, a distinctive feature that can aid in presumptive identification.
(13) The presence of the regulatory light chain did not affect hyper-opalescence (or super-opalescence), since there were no significant differences between papain S-1 and chymotryptic S-1 with respect to these phenomena.
(14) We conclude that the most likely mechanism responsible for the zones is a light-scattering effect caused by antibodies attached to the viral surface and that the quality of the opalescence to some extent seems to be dependent on the Fc-fragment.
(15) High activity of MPO was found for retina and lens of healthy men and elderly people with lens opalescence.
(16) The oviposition-stimulating factor was localized in the opalescent gland of the male accessory gland and was transferred to the female via the spermatophore during copulation.
(17) Adjacent filaments in the bundles had a distance of approximately 180 A. Hyper-opalescence occurred at r approximately equal to 1 when KCOOCH3 was used instead of KCl.
(18) Impairment of catalytic efficiency can only be documented in opalescent test solutions in which the insecticides are present in excess of their solubility limit.
(19) We have found that after the initial rise in scattering, there is a further gradual increase in scattering (we call it "super-opalescence").
(20) A fraction possibly corresponding to VHDL (very high density lipoproteins, 77% protein, 23% lipid) was also detected but appeared contaminated by a protein-rich opalescent material.
Transparent
Definition:
(a.) Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond; -- opposed to opaque.
(a.) Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a transparent veil.
Example Sentences:
(1) Ofcom will conduct research, such as mystery shopping, to assess the transparency of contractual information given to customers by providers at the point of sale".
(2) Pickles said that to restore its public standing, the corporation needed to be more transparent, including opening itself up to freedom of information requests.
(3) It certainly isn’t a good time for the association but we as a team are insisting on this being cleared up transparently and Wolfgang Niersbach, as president, is part of that.
(4) While there has been almost no political reform during their terms of office, there have been several ambitious steps forward in terms of environmental policy: anti-desertification campaigns; tree planting; an environmental transparency law; adoption of carbon targets; eco-services compensation; eco accounting; caps on water; lower economic growth targets; the 12th Five-Year Plan; debate and increased monitoring of PM2.5 [fine particulate matter] and huge investments in eco-cities, "clean car" manufacturing, public transport, energy-saving devices and renewable technology.
(5) Percentages of transmission and reflection were obtained; these allowed derivation of an absorption curve throughout the wavelength range of water transparency.
(6) We propose that a channel with these properties could contribute to maintenance of lens transparency and fluid balance.
(7) In negatively stained preparations, the complexes appeared as electron-transparent zones surrounding cells.
(8) The voltage trace is then analysed with a piece of transparent paper, on which lines corresponding to solutions of the diffusion equation convert the time axis of the voltage trace into a concentration axis.
(9) The US started down this course during the Sony hack last year, and in this case, transparency might be the best deterrent in the future – which, by the way, is something both Snowden and the Snowden-hating national security blog Lawfare argued on Monday.
(10) The area of mammographically visualized breast tissue before and after augmentation mammoplasty was measured using a transparent grid.
(11) This can be made transparent by appropriate scaling and by linear transformation of the system.
(12) Lack of transparency about the nature of the relationship between police and media also led to speculation and perceptions, whatever the facts, that caused "serious harm".
(13) Meanwhile, we need to show that the recent changes to how we work with the BBC Executive are allowing us to be more focused, more rigorous and more transparent in the work that we do, so that licence fee payers can get a better BBC.
(14) And despite the initial scepticism, now completely gone says Henry, DCA's transparency and accountability systems and mechanisms are now "some of the most convincing tools to fundraising, credibility and brand recognition" and is used by face-to-face fundraisers, volunteers and PR to promote the organisation.
(15) At that time, the universe underwent a crucial change: it went from being opaque to transparent.
(16) The root canal anatomy of 149 mandibular second molars was studied using a technique in which the pulp was removed, the canal space filled with black ink and the roots demineralized and made transparent.
(17) My husband believes in human rights, democracy and transparency.
(18) Over the last few days a former member of parliament's intelligence and security committee, Lord King, a former director of GCHQ, Sir David Omand, and a former director general of MI5, Dame Stella Rimington, have questioned whether the agencies need to be more transparent and accept more rigorous scrutiny of their work.
(19) Electron microscopic studies were also performed to elucidate whether the formation of an electron-transparent zone (ETZ) around phagocytized bacilli was linked to their intramacrophagic survival.
(20) The experts' public report will include recommendations for particularly difficult removal requests (such as criminal convictions); thoughts on the implications of the court's decision for European internet users, news publishers, search engines and others; and procedural steps that could improve accountability and transparency for websites and citizens.