opalescent

opalescent /opal·es·cent/ (o?pah-les´int) showing a milky iridescence, like an opal.

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o·pal·es·cent (p-lsnt)

adj.

Resembling an opal in the display of various colors, often used to describe certain bacterial cultures.

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opalescent (ō´ples´ent),

adj resembling an opal in the display of various colors, as in opalescent dentin.

opalescent teeth,

n.pl a translucent or opal-like appearance of teeth, usually associated with a genetic defect in odontogenesis.

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opalescent

showing a milky iridescence, like an opal.