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nacreous

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nacreous in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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"
    iridescent  nacreous  opalescent  opaline  pearlescent 
  2. consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
    nacreous 
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