opalescent: Meaning and Definition of

o•pal•es•cent

Pronunciation: (ō"pu-les'unt), [key]
— adj.
  1. exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
  2. having a milky iridescence.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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