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translucid

[ trans-loo-sid, tranz- ]

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adjective

First recorded in 1620–30, translucid is from the Latin word trānslūcidus clear, transparent. See trans-, lucid

They are almost all translucid, not often colourless, but generally brown, occasionally red or green.

The golden afternoon sun lay all around and everything was radiant with translucid green.

Refined camphor is a white translucid solid, possessing a peculiar taste and smell.

China or Porcelain Paste is translucid, in pottery it is opaque.

It is translucid, and therein differs from pottery, which is opaque.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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