opalescent
adjective
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Pronunciation: /oʊpəˈlɛsənt/
adj
Etymology: From opal + -escent, after opalescence or French opalescent. First attested in 1814.
- Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.
“Below me, through the opalescent surface, I saw the white ghost of the Cessna.”