NACREOUS
\nˈakɹi͡əs], \nˈakɹiəs], \n_ˈa_k_ɹ_iə_s]\
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having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
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consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
By Princeton University
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having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
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consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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Having an iridescent lustre. Nacreous shells, those which have an exterior or interior layer of mother-of-pearl.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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