opalescent

opalescent Definition

opal·es·cent (ō′pə les′ənt)

adjective

showing a play of colors like that of the opal; iridescent

Etymology: opal + -escent

opalescent Related Forms

o′pal·esce′ intransitive verb -·esced′, -·esc′·ing o′pal·es′·cence noun

opalescent Synonyms

modif.

prismatic, rainbow-colored, pearly, polychromatic; see bright 1, 2, iridescent.

opalescent Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

effect: Add a very small amount of black to Interference colors to produce deeper, richer, opalescent effects.
blue: Jun or Chun: A Stoneware glaze which is an opalescent milky blue in color.
eye: Colors range from dark brown to dark silvery gray with large, opalescent eyes.
water: Some 4,000 divers slip daily into the Red Sea's opalescent waters.

Modifying Another Word

slightly: Only solutions which are colorless, clear or slightly opalescent, should be injected.

Used with adjective complement

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