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opalescent
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o·pal·es·cent  (p-lsnt)
adj.
Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.

opal·escence n.

opalescent [ˌəʊpəˈlɛsənt]
adj
having or emitting an iridescence like that of an opal
opalescence  n

opalescent  (p-lsnt)
Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of opal.
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Adj.1.opalescent - having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"

opalescent
adjective iridescent, pearly, shimmering, lustrous, opaline, shot, prismatic, rainbow-coloured, polychromatic, rainbow-hued, nacreous opalescent blue glass
Translations
opalescent [ˌəʊpəˈlesnt] ADJopalescente
opalescent [ˌəʊpəˈlɛsənt] adjopalescent(e)
opalescent
adjschimmernd, opaleszierend


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These last are clinically similar to those observed in dentinogenesis imperfecta: opalescent teeth with bulbous crowns and obliterated pulp chambers and root canals.
 
 
 
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