opalescent

(ō'pə-lĕs'ənt)
adj.
Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.

opalescence o'pal·es'cence n.

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a milky iridescence, similar to that of opal. In some solutions it is due to the reflection of light by very fine suspended particles.
—opalescent adj.; opalesce vb.

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Showing a milky iridescence, like an opal.

(ō′pəles′ent)
adj

Resembling an opal in the display of various colors, as in opalescent dentin.

See words rhyming with "opalescent."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - opaliserende

Nederlands (Dutch)
opaalachtig, kleurenspel als bij een opaal

Français (French)
adj. - opalescent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schillernd, opaleszierend, schimmernd

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ιριδίζων

Italiano (Italian)
opalescente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - opalescente

Русский (Russian)
опаловый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - opalescente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - opalskimrande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
乳白色的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 乳白色的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유백광을 내는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 乳白色の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) براق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מבהיק (בשלל-צבעים)‬

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