opalescent

adj
/oʊpəˈlɛsənt/

Etymology

From opal + -escent, after opalescence or French opalescent. First attested in 1814.

  1. derived from opalescent

Definitions

  1. Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of an opal.

    • Below me, through the opalescent surface, I saw the white ghost of the Cessna.

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