adjective
- exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- having a milky iridescence.
adjective
- having or emitting an iridescence like that of an opal
n.1792; see opalescent + -ence. adj.1813, from opal + -escent. adj.
- Resembling an opal in the display of various colors, often used to describe certain bacterial cultures.
- Exhibiting a milky iridescence like that of opal.