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ir⋅i⋅des⋅cent

  [ir-i-des-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
–noun
2. an iridescent cloth, material, or other substance: new fall dresses of imported iridescents.
Origin:
1790–1800; irid- + -escent

Related forms:
ir⋅i⋅des⋅cent⋅ly, adverb
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ir·i·des·cent   (ĭr'ĭ-děs'ənt)   
adj.  

  1. Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors: an iridescent oil slick; iridescent plumage.

  2. Brilliant, lustrous, or colorful in effect or appearance: "The prelude was as iridescent as a prism in a morning room" (Carson McCullers).

ir'i·des'cent·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

iridescent 
1796, coined from L. iris (gen. iridis) "rainbow" (see iris).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ir·i·des·cent
Pronunciation: "ir-&-'des-&nt
Function: adjective
: having or exhibiting a display ofcolors producing rainbow effects —ir·i·des·cence /-&n(t)s/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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