Nacre (Crossword clue)

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• Nacre is the technical name for mother-of-pearl
• A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells
• The iridescent inside of a mollusk shell, which is used as an ornament
• (Spanish: nacar) the mother-of-pearl from any shelled mollusc
• The crystalline substance made of aragonite and calcite crystals bound together by conchiolin
• {sea shell topics} Nacre (ər {respell|NAY|kər}) also known as mother of pearl
• (NAY-ker) The pearly substance secreted by the mantle of certain molluscs to form a pearl
• In Pearls, multiple layers of calcium carbonate that surround a nucleus and giving the pearl a iridescent appearance
• Nacre is composed of layers of calcium carbonate (in a crystalline form) and conchiolin (an organic protein substance which provides bonding)