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PRONUNCIATION OF NACROUS

nacrous  [ˈneɪkrəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NACROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nacrous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NACROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nacrous in the English dictionary

The definition of nacrous in the dictionary is of or resembling pearl.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NACROUS


antivirus
ˈæntɪˌvaɪrəs
Carreras
kəˈrɛərəs
chorus
ˈkɔːrəs
citrus
ˈsɪtrəs
Cyprus
ˈsaɪprəs
Cyrus
ˈsaɪrəs
dangerous
ˈdeɪndʒərəs
generous
ˈdʒɛnərəs
glamorous
ˈɡlæmərəs
glamourous
ˈɡlæmərəs
Honduras
hɒnˈdjʊərəs
humorous
ˈhjuːmərəs
ludicrous
ˈluːdɪkrəs
numerous
ˈnjuːmərəs
ochrous
ˈəʊkrəs
sepulchrous
sɪˈpʌlkrəs
Taurus
ˈtɔːrəs
terrace
ˈtɛrəs
thesaurus
θɪˈsɔːrəs
virus
ˈvaɪrəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NACROUS

nacarat
nacelle
nach
nachas
nache
nacho
nacket
NACODS
nacre
nacred
nacreous
nacrite
NACRO
NACU
NAD
nada

WORDS THAT END LIKE NACROUS

adventurous
anhydrous
cancerous
chancrous
decorous
disastrous
ferrous
fibrous
lustrous
monstrous
murderous
nitrous
nonferrous
porous
prosperous
rigorous
splendiferous
treacherous
vigorous
wondrous

Synonyms and antonyms of nacrous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nacrous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NACROUS

Find out the translation of nacrous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nacrous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nacrous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

nacrous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nacrous
570 millions of speakers

English

nacrous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nacrous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

nacrous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перламутровый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nacrous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৌক্তিকপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nacrous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nacrous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nacrous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nacrous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nacrous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nacrous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

long lánh như xà cừ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nacrous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नॅकरस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nacrous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nacrous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nacrous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перламутровий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nacrous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

nacrous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

paarl moeren
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nacrous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nacrous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nacrous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NACROUS»

The term «nacrous» is normally little used and occupies the 146.563 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NACROUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nacrous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NACROUS»

Discover the use of nacrous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nacrous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and Art
The salts which it forms are different from those of cinchonine, both in the proportion of their elements and the properties they possess. They are generally more bitter, and are distinguished by a nacrous pearly aspect. The weight of an atom of ...
‎1821
2
The Quarterly Journal
They are generally more bitter, and are distinguished by a nacrous pearly aspect. The weight of an atom of quinine is 45.9069. This base has less capacity of saturation than cinchonine. The sulphate is formed of Quinine 100 Sulphuric acid  ...
‎1821
3
Transactions of the geological society, established November ...
_ _ _ EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. jecting from them, and showing near the apex the accumulated nacrous matter, which on decomposition formed the canal. Fig. 3. Illustrative views of fragments of Belemnites electrinus (see Pl. VIII. figs.
‎1824
4
A descriptive catalogue of the minerals and fossil organic ...
In the blue loamy clay-pits of Knapton, some specimens of the Cornu Ammonis have been discovered with a nacrous or perlaceous covering, possessing a highly brilliant and resplendent lustre: whether this beautiful appearance is really the ...
Frederick Kendall, 1816
5
Transactions of the Geological Society of London
Geological Society of London. jecting from them, and showing near the apex the accumulated nacrous matter, which on decomposition formed the canal. Fig. 3. Illustrative views of fragments of Belemnites electrinus (see PI. VIII. figs. 18, 19, 20.) ...
Geological Society of London, 1829
6
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Minerals and Fossil Organic ...
In the blue loamy clay-pits of Knapton, some specimens of the Cornu Ammonis have been discovered with a nacrous or perlaceous covering, possessing a highly brilliant and resplendent lustre : whether this beautiful appearance is really the ...
Francis Kendall, 1816
7
The Journal of Science and the Arts
They are generally more bitter, and are distinguished by a nacrous pearly aspect. The weight of an atom of quinine is 45.9069. This base has less capacity of saturation than cinehonine. The sulphate is formed of Quinine , 100 - Sulphuric acid ...
‎1821
8
Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History).: Zoology
Genus BREVINUCULAThiele, 1934 Type species: Nucula guineeitsis Thiele, ( 1931) Shell deeply triangular with smooth surface; opisthogyral; inner ventral margin not crenulate; resilifer absent or very small, inner nacrous layer present. Thiele ...
British Museum (Natural History), 1992
9
Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries: The ...
(k) Mother-of-pearl Mother of pearl is the nacrous material lining the shell of the black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera (L.) ), which has the same composition as pearl, essentially calcium carbonate. As it can be obtained from the Gulf ...
Peter Roger Stuart Moorey, 1999
10
The Yellow Claim (Mesodesma (T.) Mactroides Deshayes) of the ...
i layer (outermost), the prismatic layer (intermediate), and finally the nacrous layer (innermost) to which the mantle adheres. (Pigs. U, 5>, 6, and 7). The periostracum is relatively thin and is composed of two layers more or less parallel and ...
Sixto Coscarón, 1959

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NACROUS»

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1
Pearls, V&A - exhibition review
After this comes unstinting 18th- and 19th-century greed for the nacrous blobs. By the 19th century, seed-pearls were manipulated into ... «Evening Standard, Sep 13»

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