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iridescent

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
iridescent /ˌɪrɪˈdɛs(ə)nt/

▶adjective showing luminous colours that seem to change when seen from different angles.

– derivatives
iridescence noun,
iridescently adverb.

– origin C18: from L. iris, irid- ‘rainbow’ + -escent.

'iridescent' also found in these Oxford entries:

hummingbird - jacamar - lustre - lustreware - morpho - mother-of-pearl - purple emperor - quetzal - starling

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