OPALESCENT
\ˌə͡ʊpəlˈɛsənt], \ˌəʊpəlˈɛsənt], \ˌəʊ_p_ə_l_ˈɛ_s_ə_n_t]\
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having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
By Princeton University
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having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Possessing an iridescent play of pearly colors.
By James Champlin Fernald
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