opalescent
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opalescent (ˌəʊpəˈlɛsənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| having or emitting an iridescence like that of an opal | |
| opal'escence | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
opalescent o·pal·es·cent (ō'pə-lěs'ənt)
adj.
Resembling an opal in the display of various colors, often used to describe certain bacterial cultures.
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Science Dictionary
| opalescent (ō'pə-lěs'ənt) Pronunciation Key
Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of opal. |
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They are astonishing, those eyes: pale and opalescent, with vagrant beams of light glancing from the corneas.
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