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Noun Concept
Categories: Mollusc products, Mollusc anatomy, Pearls
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mother-of-pearl  nacre  Artificial nacre  mother of pearl  Nachre
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The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell WordNet 3.0
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The iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Nacre, also known as mother of pearl, is an organic–inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer. Wikipedia
Organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs Wikidata
A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells. OmegaWiki
The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre. Wiktionary
Pearly layer. Wiktionary (translation)
A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells; mother-of-pearl. Wiktionary
IS A
shell
composite material
HAS KIND
Abalon
DERIVATION
nacreous
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
MATERIAL USED
aragonite
conchiolin
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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mother-of-pearl, nacre
Wikipedia
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nacre
Wikidata
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nacre
Wiktionary
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mother-of-pearl, nacre
OmegaWiki
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nacre
Wikipedia Redirections
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Artificial nacre, mother-of-pearl, mother of pearl, Nachre, nacreous, pearl shell, Pearlshell, The Mother of Pearl Inlay
Wikidata Alias
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mother-of-pearl, mother of pearl, pearl shell

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