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pearlescent

adjective

Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors

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Word length
11
Starts with
P
Ends with
T
Contains
EA
Scrabble score
15

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adjective

  1. Having a play of lustrous rainbow colors

    “An iridescent oil slick”

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An iridescent oil slick
Nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl
A milky opalescent (or opaline) luster

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