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Define the word opalescent

"Opalescent" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Opalescent \O`pal*es"cent\, a.
   Reflecting a milky or pearly light from the interior; having
   an opaline play of colors.
   [1913 Webster]

"opalescent" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

opalescent
     adj : 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" [syn: iridescent, nacreous,
            opaline, pearlescent]

"opalescent" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"

49 Moby Thesaurus words for "opalescent":
   burele, chatoyant, creamy, delicate, eggshell, flat, gloss, iridal,
   iridescent, iridial, iridian, irisated, irised, light, lustrous,
   mellow, moire, mother-of-pearl, nacre, nacred, nacreous, nacry,
   opaline, opaloid, pale, pastel, patinaed, pavonian, pavonine,
   pearl-like, pearlish, pearly, quiet, rainbowlike, rainbowy, sad,
   semigloss, simple, sober, soft, soft-colored, soft-hued, softened,
   somber, subdued, subtle, sweet, tender, tortoise-shell