Associations to the word «Opalescent»

Wiktionary

OPALESCENT, adjective. Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.

Dictionary definition

OPALESCENT, adjective. Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster".

Wise words

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